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Definition of Talk about
1. Verb. To consider or examine in speech or writing. "Sam wants to talk about with Sue "; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
Generic synonyms: Address, Cover, Deal, Handle, Plow, Treat
Specialized synonyms: Descant, Talk Shop
Derivative terms: Discourse, Discussion
2. Verb. Discuss or mention. "They spoke of many things"
Specialized synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over, Blaspheme
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Definition of Talk about
1. Phrase. (idiomatic colloquial) (non-gloss definition Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Talk about
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1869)
"A talk about LETTERS. THE most common things often sucha page ;* and yet of no
other work are those about which we know of art are we so ignorant. ..."
2. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Kow everything is unsettled with the talk about Germany, and the fact of this
house-altering. Ever affectionately yours, JANE WELSH ..."
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