Conversation vs. Conversationalist

Conversation vs. Conversationalist — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Conversation and Conversationalist

Conversationnoun

(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.

Conversationalistnoun

A person who participates in a conversation.

If you can just ask questions about a person and nod sagely then they will leave thinking you are a brilliant conversationalist.

Conversationnoun

(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.

Conversationalistnoun

A person skilled in general conversation.

Conversationnoun

(obsolete) Sexual intercourse.

Conversationalistnoun

someone skilled at conversation

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Conversationnoun

(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.; understanding, familiarity.

Conversationnoun

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.

Conversationnoun

(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.

Conversationnoun

(computing) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.

Conversationverb

To engage in conversation (with).

Conversationnoun

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

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