# conversation

Pronunciation: US say "kon-vur-SAY-shuhn" /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/; UK say "kon-vuh-SAY-shuhn" /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/

## Noun

1. The sharing and exchange of personal ideas through talking with others, or a particular instance of talking together.
   - Simple: Talking with other people to share ideas and feelings, or one time when people talk together.
   - _The two leaders held a private conversation before the summit began._
   - _A good conversation can shift how you see an entire issue._

## Noun

2. A person's behavior and manner of conducting themselves; one's whole way of life. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The way a person behaves and lives from day to day.
3. Interaction or dealings with other people; one's commerce and social intercourse with others. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Contact and dealings with other people in daily life.
4. Engagement or familiarity with a particular subject, idea, or field of study. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Knowing about or being involved with a particular subject, idea, or field of study.
5. A discreet term for sexual intercourse, chiefly in older legal and polite usage. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An indirect, old-fashioned word for sex between people.

## Other meanings

- (noun) The rule-governed exchange of messages between systems as they process a single transaction.
- (noun) The back-and-forth play of the blades between two fencers during a bout.
- (verb) To take part in spoken exchange with one or more people, sharing ideas and responses.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English conversacioun, via Old French conversacion, from Latin conversātiō, itself from conversor meaning "to abide with" or "keep company with." It can also be seen as converse plus the suffix -ation.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conversation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).