conversation
/ˌkɑn·vərˈseɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U]Definition
› an informal, usually private, talk in which two or more people exchange thoughts, feelings, or ideas, or in which news or information is given or discussed: [C] We had a brief conversation Friday. [U] The topic of conversation was college plans. › If you make conversation, you cause someone to talk to you, esp. about unimportant matters. conversational /ˌkɑn·vərˈseɪ·ʃə·nəl/ adj › He rarely speaks in a normal conversational tone.
(Definition of conversation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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