n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-v ə r- ˌ sät-s ē - ' ō -n ē , ˌ k ō n-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · nes or -o · ni \ - ' ō -( ˌ )n ē \
Etymology: Italian, literally, conversation, from Latin conversation-, conversatio
Date: 1739
: a meeting for conversation especially about art, literature, or science