Conversational Meaning
/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjEasy in conversation, chatty.
adjOf, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty.
Sentence Examples
Discuss the basic procedures involved in the analysis of conversational interaction.
I took 2 semesters of conversational Arabic at the community college.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ style made even complex topics feel easy and informal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Discuss the basic procedures involved in the analysis of ____ interaction.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English conversation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conversational From conversation + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"...and her object being to procure Helen's smiles for the marquis, and the marquis's suffrage for Helen, the gay and the handsome were much less in request than the highly respectable, the agreeable, and the conversational; and, with her usual far-seeing cares, she carried her object completely, save in the case of the marquis, who did not reascend the stairs."
— 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LXII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 160:
"This light conversational opening struck Miss Frensham as rather an unpropitious way of grappling with the problem of the theft, but she had just professed her general willingness."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"The colorful responses from BlenderBot show the limitations of building automated conversational tools, which are typically trained on large amounts of public online data."
— 2022 August 11, Catherine Thorbecke, “It didn’t take long for Meta’s new chatbot to say something offensive”, in CNN Business:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ style made even complex topics feel easy and informal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Discuss the basic procedures involved in the analysis of ____ interaction.