"small-talk" meaning in English

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          "text": "He took Miss Lynes to supper; he outshone himself in vacuitous small-talk during the whole time that the meal lasted; he held undisputed possession of her during that hour especially dear to flirtation, between the time when supper ended and the departure of the guests.",
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