A light, informal discussion or conversation, especially in writing; a short, casual essay or chat.
From French 'causerie,' derived from 'causer' (to chat or converse), which comes from Latin 'causa' (cause, case, matter). The French transformed it into a word for casual conversation about various matters.
This French-borrowed word perfectly captures a type of writing that's been popular since the 1700s—intimate, meandering essays on whatever topic strikes the author's fancy, like Montaigne's work!
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