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con·ver·sa·tion·al
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colloquial
of or relating to conversation -
colloquy
a formal conversation or conference -
conversational implicature
an inference that can be drawn from an utterance, as from one that is seemingly illogical or irrelevant, by examining the degree to which it conforms to the canons of normal conversation and the way it functions pragmatically within the situation, as when “The phone is ringing,” said in a situation where both speaker and listener can clearly hear the phone, can be taken as a suggestion to answer the phone. -
conversational quality
(in public speaking) a manner of utterance that resembles the spontaneity and informality of relaxed personal conversation. -
implicature
potential inference that is not logical entailment. -
interactive
acting one upon or with the other.