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Definition of "conversation" []

  • The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk. (noun)
  • An instance of this: held a long conversation on the subject. (noun)
  • An informal discussion of a matter by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "conversation" in a sentence
  • "Religious and philosophic conversation were ever-present in my home life, and the conversation was *always* that—a *conversation*."
  • "Read also the following certificate of these men, which they gave to the public last spring; in which they admit some other conversation which they call _a free and unreserved conversation_, and protest against the"
  • "I had that conversation… only after just having a phone conversation with Shari — regarding the same nonsense.) (Oh… and as a second aside: Shari is a secret-covert-spy on diaryland… whom is a bit chicken… and signs up as a guest (refusing to set up her own tag name) … to read muah… and others - as listed above… oh my bubbles: in my proper PBS - drug-free - commercial tone…"