Conversation vs. Interlocution — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Conversation and Interlocution
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Conversation
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization.
Interlocution
Speech between two or more persons; conversation.
Conversation
A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged
She picked up the phone and held a conversation in French
The two men were deep in conversation
Interlocution
Discussion or conversation.
Conversation
The exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language
Gifted in the art of conversation.
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Interlocution
An intermediate decree before final decision.
Conversation
An instance of this
Held a long conversation on the subject.
Interlocution
Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.
Conversation
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.
Interlocution
An intermediate act or decree before final decision.
Conversation
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
Interlocution
Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.
Conversation
The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
Conversation
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Conversation
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
Conversation
(obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
Criminal conversation
Conversation
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
Conversation
To engage in conversation (with).
Conversation
General course of conduct; behavior.
Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel.
Conversation
Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.
I set down, out of long experience in business and much conversation in books, what I thought pertinent to this business.
Conversation
Commerce; intercourse; traffic.
All traffic and mutual conversation.
Conversation
Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.
The influence exercised by his [Johnson's] conversation was altogether without a parallel.
Conversation
Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.
Conversation
The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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