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  1. noun The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk.
  2. noun An instance of this: held a long conversation on the subject.
  3. noun An informal discussion of a matter by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.

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talk ·  discussion ·  speech ·  interview ·  meeting ·  manner ·  thought ·  story ·  observation ·  communication ·  argument ·  affair

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conversation:   conversations
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  1. from Middle English conversacion, -cioun = Dutch konversatie = G. conversation = Danish Swedish konversation, from Old French conversacion, -tion, French conversation = Spanish conversacion = Portuguese conversação = Italian conversazione, from Latin conversatio(n-), conversation, manner of life, from conversari, past participle conversatus, live with, converse: see converse, v.
 

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