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conversancy

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con⋅ver⋅sant

[kuhn-vur-suhnt, kon-ver-]
–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


con⋅ver⋅sance, con⋅ver⋅san⋅cy, noun
con⋅ver⋅sant⋅ly, adverb


1. versed, learned, skilled, practiced, well-informed, proficient.
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con·ver·san·cy   (kən-vûr'sən-sē)   
n.   pl. con·ver·san·cies
Conversance.
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