3. Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.

Syn. — Conversation; colloquy; discourse; chat; dialogue; conference;

communication. See Conversation.

Talk"a*tive (?), a. Given to much talking.

Syn. — Garrulous; loquacious. See Garrulous.

— Talk"a*tive*ly, adv. — Talk"a*tive*ness, n.

Talk"er (?), n. 1. One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his

power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.

There probably were never four talkers more admirable in four different

ways than Johnson, Burke, Beauclerk, and Garrick.

Macaulay.

2. A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a

boaster; a braggart; — used in contempt or reproach. Jer. Taylor.

Talk"ing, a. 1. That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.

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