"nonconversation" meaning in All languages combined

See nonconversation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nonconversations [plural]
Etymology: From non- + conversation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|conversation}} non- + conversation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonconversation (countable and uncountable, plural nonconversations)
  1. That which is not a conversation; especially a discussion that cannot be regarded as a conversation (because, for example, only one person is speaking). Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "ref": "2007 June 15, Ben Ratliff, “McCartney, Almost Within Touching Distance”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "He used no pyro or video backdrop, and the audience stood close enough to its hero that it could hold nonconversations with him.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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