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conversant

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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·sant   (kən-vûr'sənt, kŏn'vər-)   
adj.  

  1. Familiar, as by study or experience: conversant with medieval history.

  2. Able to converse knowledgeably: "By ... using a library of your personal design, you will find yourself more knowledgeable and, eventually, more conversant, on topics of interest to you" (Tom Kelley).


[Middle English conversaunt, associated with, from Old French conversant, present participle of converser, to associate with, from Latin conversārī; see converse1.]
con·ver'sant·ly adv.
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