noun

prate

Prate (noun) means Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

noun

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

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Etymology

From Middle English praten; either inherited from Old English prætt or borrowed via Middle Dutch or Middle Low German praten (from Old Saxon *pratt), all from Proto-West Germanic *prattu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“idle or boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander, rove”). Related to Dutch praten (“to talk, chat”), Low German praten, dated German pfrassen, Danish prate, Swedish prata (“to talk, prate”), Faroese práta (“to talk, gossip”), Icelandic prata;; also cognate with Polish bredzić (“to rave, jabber”), Latvian bradāt (“to talk nonsense”).

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What is the meaning of prate?

"prate" (noun) means talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.