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conversation

Entry Word:: conversation
Function:: noun

Text: talking or a talk between two or more people <Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances> Synonymscolloquy, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, exchange Related Wordsbanter, cross fire, give-and-take, repartee; conference, parley, powwow; babble, chat, chatter, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, palaver, prate, prattle, rap, small talk, table talk; roundtable, symposium; debate, deliberation

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