CONVERSATION, noun 1. General course of manners; behavior; deportment; especially as it respects morals. Let your conversation be as becometh the gospel. Philippians 1:27. Be ye holy in all manner of conversation 1 Peter 1:15. 2. A keeping company; familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; commerce in social life. Knowledge of men and manners is best acquired by conversation with the best company. 3. Intimate and familiar acquaintance; as a conversation with books, or other object. 4. Familiar discourse; general intercourse of sentiments; chat; unrestrained talk; opposed to a formal conference. What I mentioned in conversation was not a new thought. [This is now the most general use of the word.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI