PALAVER
\palˈɑːvə], \palˈɑːvə], \p_a_l_ˈɑː_v_ə]\
Definitions of PALAVER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
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In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
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To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
By Oddity Software
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Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
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In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
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To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Spanish, Portuguese] Idle talk; flattery;—a conference or deliberation.
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