conversation
noun
[ kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n ]
• 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"
Similar:
discussion,
talk,
chat,
gossip,
tête-à-tête,
heart-to-heart,
head-to-head,
exchange,
dialogue,
parley,
consultation,
conference,
adda,
korero,
confab,
jaw,
chit-chat,
rap,
gas,
powwow,
chinwag,
natter,
rabbit,
crack,
bull session,
skull session,
gabfest,
schmooze,
convo,
yarn,
confabulation,
palaver,
colloquy,
converse,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘living among, familiarity, intimacy’): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n- ), from the verb conversari (see converse1).
