Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conversation: as, conversational powers; a conversational style.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing.
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- adjective of, relating to, or in the style of a
conversation ;informal andchatty - adjective computing involving a two-way
exchange ofmessages , such as between aclient and aserver
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
Etymologies
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Examples
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If you understand gender differences in what I call conversational style, you may not be able to prevent disagreements from arising, but you stand a better chance of preventing them from spiralling out of control ...
Gender Part 1: Better Than Thou JLK 2009
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If you understand gender differences in what I call conversational style, you may not be able to prevent disagreements from arising, but you stand a better chance of preventing them from spiralling out of control ...
Archive 2009-02-01 JLK 2009
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His letters have also examples now and then of what he called his conversational triumphs.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844
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This chart is what we call our conversational skin care card and what it does very simply is it tells the representative, why it's important to follow an anti-aging skin care regimen if you want to have better skin.
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Subtly philosophical – not matrix monologue style, but in conversational asides.
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Le larron does not seem to be used in conversational French (my daughter taught me the word after she learned it in her French class while reading a classic text) ... so here are some useful synonyms: un escroc (swindler, con man, crook) un malfaiteur (burglar) un voleur (thief)
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Instead, talk in conversational terms, and be energetic and enthusiastic.
He built a business around the power of gab Thomas Heath 2010
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Le larron does not seem to be used in conversational French (my daughter taught me the word after she learned it in her French class while reading a classic text) ... so here are some useful synonyms: un escroc (swindler, con man, crook) un malfaiteur (burglar) un voleur (thief)
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In addition to social sensitivity, the other factor that contributed to the c factor was equality in conversational turn-taking.
Willingham: How to teach collaboration Valerie Strauss 2010
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So, humans will respond in conversational time frames, but with a lasting record.
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