"conversation" meaning in English

See conversation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-conversation.ogg [US] Forms: conversation [singular], conversations [plural]
Etymology: converse + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|converse|ation}} converse + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A conversation is when two or more people are talking informally.
    Sense id: simple-conversation-en-noun-rxuuaLPp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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