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conversation

[ kon-ver-sey-shuhn ]

noun

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

      how to master the art of conversation.

    2. such interchange by sign language, email, or other nonoral means of communication:

      I enjoy our time on the phone, but she prefers conversation by texting.

    3. an instance of this:

      I had a long phone conversation with my cousin in Florida.

    Synonyms: , ,

  1. an informal public exchange of ideas or opinions about a particular issue; a dialogue:

    It鈥檚 time for a global conversation about the epidemic.

  2. association or social intercourse:

    a year's conversation with him as his caregiver and friend.

  3. the ability to talk socially with others:

    She writes well but has no conversation.

  4. Obsolete.
    1. behavior or manner of living.
    2. close familiarity; intimate acquaintance, as from constant use or study.


conversation

/ 藢办蓲苍惫蓹藞蝉别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the interchange through speech of information, ideas, etc; spoken communication
  2. make conversation
    to talk in an artificial way
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路肠辞苍路惫别谤路蝉补路迟颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of conversation1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English conversacio(u)n, from Latin 肠辞苍惫别谤蝉腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 肠辞苍惫别谤蝉腻迟颈艒 ) 鈥渇amiliarity, conduct, behavior,鈥 equivalent to 肠辞苍惫别谤蝉腻迟(耻蝉), past participle of 肠辞苍惫别谤蝉腻谤墨 鈥渢o associate with鈥 + -颈艒苍- noun suffix; converse 1, -ion
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Idioms and Phrases

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

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Erica said she then began a brief conversation back and forth "over a period of weeks" - where she would send a message to his Skype address, then reply to herself from his account.

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She also said she would be prepared to meet the band and have a conversation with them.

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Not in public policy, not in the workplace, not in daily conversation.

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"He was great. These conversations are tough to have but he was nothing but supportive," Allen says about the moment when he told Bellamy he would be retiring permanently.

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But I鈥檝e tried to make the column a running conversation, and I thank you for the feedback 鈥 positive and negative 鈥 as well as all the story ideas.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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