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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: cordialis, from Latin cor 'heart'

cordial

2 adjective
     
cordial2
friendly but quite polite and formal:
The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere.
—cordiality noun [uncountable]
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