DEFINITION OXFORD ABOUT CONVERSATION

conversation

Line breaks: con|ver|sa¦tion

Pronunciation: /kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n 

  

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Definition of conversation in English:

NOUN

A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas areexchanged:she picked up the phone and held a conversation in French[MASS NOUN]: the two men were deep in conversation

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Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'living among, familiarity, intimacy'): via Old French from Latinconversatio(n-), from the verb conversari (see converse¹).

Phrases

make conversation

1

Talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say:we sat together, trying somewhat stiltedly to make conversation

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