conversation

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Synonyms: conversion, conservation, condensation, concertation, conversative, convertion, conversations

Antonyms: conversion, conservation, condensation, concertation, conversative, convertion, conversations

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. [[expression|Expression]] and [[exchange]] of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|fencing}} The back-and-forth play of the [[blade]]s in a [[bout]].
3. {{lb|en|computing|networking}} The [[protocol]]-based [[interaction]] between [[system]]s processing a [[transaction]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[interaction|Interaction]]; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others. {{defdate|14th|18th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[behaviour|Behaviour]], the way one conducts oneself; a person's [[way of life]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[sexual intercourse|Sexual intercourse]]. {{defdate|16th|19th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[engagement|Engagement]] with a specific [[subject]], idea, field of study etc. {{defdate|16th–18th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|archaic}} A kind of [[confectionery]] [[lozenge]] bearing a [[message]] on its surface. <!--like the modern Love Hearts-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|nonstandard|ambitransitive}} To engage in [[conversation]] (with).

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