Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to familiar speech; colloquial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue.
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- adjective
colloquial - adjective
conversational
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Examples
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In normal subjects, the left hemisphere produces confabulatory explanations aimed at preserving the status quo (˜I'm not ill™; ˜My arm can move™), but the right hemisphere does its job and detects an anomaly between the hypotheses generated by the left hemisphere and reality.
Delusion Bortolotti, Lisa 2009
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Two brains, one child: Interhemispheric information transfer deficits and confabulatory responding in children aged 4, 7, 10.
Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006
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Two brains, one child: Interhemispheric information transfer deficits and confabulatory responding in children aged 4, 7, 10.
Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006
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This is the confabulatory conundrum presented by NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen's unpacking of a single sentence -- "It is a sprawling rebellion, but running through it is a narrative of impending tyranny." -- in David Barstow's lengthy New York Times account of the Tea Party movement.
Reason Magazine Tim Cavanaugh 2010
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During the interview, his memory was confabulatory even for events an hour earlier and he would sometimes claim to have been engaged in imaginary business appointments when in fact he had been undergoing psychological tests.
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October 29, 2012