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	conversation (con\|ver\|sa¦tion) Pronunciation: /kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged: she picked up the phone and held a conversation* in French* [mass noun]: the two men were deep in conversation Phrases make conversation talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say: we sat together, trying somewhat stiltedly to make conversation Origin: Middle English (in the sense 'living among, familiarity, intimacy'): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n-), from the verb conversari (see converse¹)		Search results in the dictionary conversation piece conversation-stopper criminal conversation More results » Nearby Words convention conventional conventional memory conventioneer conventual converge convergence convergent conversant conversation conversation piece conversation-stopper conversational conversationalist conversazione converse ¹ converse ² conversely conversion