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conversance

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con⋅ver⋅sant

  [kuhn-vur-suhnt, kon-ver-]
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–adjective
1. familiar by use or study (usually fol. by with): conversant with Spanish history.
2. Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately associating; acquainted.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME conversa(u)nt < L conversant- (s. of conversāns), prp. of conversārī to associate with. See converse 1 , -ant

Related forms:
con⋅ver⋅sance, con⋅ver⋅san⋅cy, noun
con⋅ver⋅sant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. versed, learned, skilled, practiced, well-informed, proficient.
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con·ver·sance   (kən-vûr'səns, kŏn'vər-)   
n.  The state of being conversant; familiarity.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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