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Yours to discover

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quadrennium
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conversazione

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PRONUNCIATION:

(kon-vuhr-saht-see-O-nee, kahn-, -nay)

MEANING:

noun: A formal gathering for conversation, especially on arts, literature, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

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.

USAGE:

"We must invite them to our conversazione."
Amanda Grange; Mr. Darcy, Vampyre; Sourcebooks; 2009.

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