CONVERSATION


Meaning of CONVERSATION in English

n.1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words.

2 an instance of this.

Phrases and idioms:

conversation piece

1. a small genre painting of a group of figures.

2 a thing that serves as a topic of conversation because of its unusualness etc. conversation stopper colloq. an unexpected remark, esp. one that cannot readily be answered.

Etymology: ME f. OF f. L conversatio -onis (as CONVERSE(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.