Synset

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conversational conversationist conversationalist converse

semantic pointers

hypernym

speech, language, spoken language, speech communication, spoken communication, voice communication, oral communication

hyponym

crossfire phatic speech, phatic communication exchange chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose gossiping, gossipmongering talk, talking nothings commerce colloquy rap rap session second-hand speech table talk telephone conversation tete-a-tete