"group chat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: group chats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} group chat (plural group chats)
  1. (Internet) A simultaneous online chat between a group of people by means of a messaging application. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-group_chat-en-noun-FQZjXnku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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