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noun

informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.

an instance of this.

association or social intercourse; intimate acquaintance.

criminal conversation.

the ability to talk socially with others: She writes well but has no conversation.

Obsolete.

behavior or manner of living.

close familiarity; intimate acquaintance, as from constant use or study.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English conversacio(u)n < Latin conversātiōn- (stem of conversātiō) society, intercourse, equivalent to conversāt(us) past participle of conversārī to associate with (see converse¹) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

pre·con·ver·sa·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. dialogue, chat.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

conversation (ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən)

—n
1.	the interchange through speech of information, ideas, etc; spoken communication
2.	make conversation to talk in an artificial way

Related: colloquial

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Word Origin & History

conversation

mid-14c., from O.Fr. conversation, from L. conversationem (nom. conversatio) "act of living with," prp. of conversari "to live with, keep company with," lit. "turn about with," from L. com- intens. prefix + vertare, freq. of vertere (see versus). Originally "having dealings

with others," also "manner of conducting oneself in the world;" specific sense of "talk" is 1580. Used as a synonym for "sexual intercourse" from at least 1511, hence criminal conversation, legal term for adultery from late 18c. Related: Conversational (1779); conversationalist (1836); conversationist (1806).

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Conversation definition

generally the goings out and in of social intercourse (Eph. 2:3; 4:22; R.V., "manner of life"); one's deportment or course of life. This word is never used in Scripture in the sense of verbal communication from one to another (Ps. 50:23; Heb. 13:5). In Phil. 1:27 and 3:20, a different Greek word is used. It there means one's relations to a community as a citizen, i.e., citizenship.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

conversation

In addition to the idiom beginning with conversation, also see make conversation.