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   Chat

   /CHat/

   

   verb

   • 1. talk in a friendly and informal way: "she chatted to her mother on the phone every day"
   • ▪ exchange messages online in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network: "I keep getting messages popping up on my screen from people wanting to chat"

   noun

   • 1. an informal conversation: "he dropped in for a chat"
   • ▪ the online exchange of messages in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network: "join me for a live online chat Wednesday at 1400 hours"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of chatter.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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