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Conversation
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people.
The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning.
Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.
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Conversation (noun)
Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others. 14th-18th c.
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Conversation (noun)
Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person’s way of life. from 14th c.
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Conversation (noun)
Sexual intercourse. 16th-19th c.
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Conversation (noun)
Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.; understanding, familiarity. 16th–18th c.
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Conversation (noun)
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. from 16th c.
“I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he’s getting paid.”
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Conversation (noun)
The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
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Conversation (noun)
The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction. from 20th c.
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Conversation (verb)
To engage in conversation (with).
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Chat (verb)
To be engaged in informal conversation.
“She chatted with her friend in the cafe.”
“I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.”
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Chat (verb)
To talk more than a few words.
“I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.”
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Chat (verb)
To talk of; to discuss.
“They chatted politics for a while.”
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Chat (verb)
To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
“Do you want to chat online later?”
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Chat (noun)
Informal conversation.
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Chat (noun)
A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations.
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Chat (noun)
The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof.
“The Chat just made a joke about my skills.”
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Chat (noun)
An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
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Chat (noun)
Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe ver=161026 or subfamily ver=161026 that feed on insects.
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Chat (noun)
Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
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Chat (noun)
A small potato, such as is given to swine.
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Chat (noun)
Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
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Chat (noun)
A louse small, parasitic insect.
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Conversation (noun)
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”
“the two men were deep in conversation”
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Chat (verb)
talk in a friendly and informal way
“she chatted to her mother on the phone every day”
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Chat (verb)
exchange messages online in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network
“I have chatted to a few women on the Net”
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Chat (noun)
an informal conversation
“he dropped in for a chat”
“that’s enough chat for tonight”
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Chat (noun)
the online exchange of messages in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network
“online chat has been widely accepted by average Internet users”
“you can have four simultaneous chats online at once”
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Chat (noun)
a small Old World songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.
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Chat (noun)
any of a number of small songbirds with harsh calls.