| Back | conversazione /kon-vuhr-sayt-see-O-nee, kahn-, -nay/ |
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| Front | noun A formal gathering for conversation, especially on arts, literature, etc. [From Italian conversazione (conversation), from Latin conversari (to associate with). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to turn or bend), also the source of wring, weird, writhe, worth, revert, universe, verso, versicolor, and animadvert. Earliest documented use: 1740.] "We must invite them to our conversazione." - Amanda Grange; Mr. Darcy, Vampyre; Sourcebooks; 2009. |
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