Con*vers"ant (?), n. One who converses with another; a convenser. [R.]

Con"ver*sant*ly (?), adv. In a familiar manner.

Con`ver*sa"tion (?), n. [OE. conversacio (in senses 1 & 2), OF. conversacion, F. conversation, fr. L. conversatio frequent abode in a place, intercourse, LL. also, manner of life.] 1. General course of conduct; behavior. [Archaic]

Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel.

Philip. i. 27.

2. Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance. "Conversation with the best company." Dryden.

I set down, out of long experience in business and much conversation in books, what I thought pertinent to this business.

Bacon.

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