Complete Definition of "conversation"

English

rank|officers|likely|beneath|834|conversation|music|direction|o'

Etymology
From OF. #French|conversation, from L. conversationem, from conversari �to converse�.

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�k�nv��seɪ��n/
(General American|US) IPA|/�k�nv��seɪ��n/
audio|en-us-conversation.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. Expression and exchange of individual ideas; talking with other people.
  2. fencing The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.

Translations
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trans-top|talking
Dutch: gesprek
Finnish: keskustelu
French: #French|conversation f
German: Konversation, Unterhaltung (1)
Hebrew: ש��� (sikha) f
Japanese: �話, ��� (kaiwa)
Korean: �� (daehwa)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�ت�گ�|trgiftogo|scKUchar, t|ku|بار�د�خ|trbArodokh|scKUchar
Latin: colloquium n
trans-mid
Malayalam: സ�ഭാഷണ� (sambhaashaNam)
Norwegian: samtale, konversasjon
Polish: rozmowa f
Romanian: conversaţie f
Serbian: razgovor m
Slovene: pogovor m
Spanish: conversación
Swedish: konversation c
Telugu: స�భాషణ (saMbhaashaNa)
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trans-top|fencing term
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
converse
conversant
conversational


French

Etymology
Borrowed from classical Latin conversatio.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��v��sasj��/

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. #English|conversation

Derived terms
avoir de la conversation

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