converse

converse
I. noun Etymology: Middle English convers, from Anglo-French converse, from converser Date: 15th century 1. archaic social interaction 2. conversation II. intransitive verb (conversed; conversing) Etymology: Middle English, to live (with), from Anglo-French converser, from Latin conversari Date: 1520 1. archaic a. to have acquaintance or familiarity b. to become occupied or engaged 2. a. to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech ; talk b. to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation (as with a computer) • converser noun III. noun Etymology: Latin conversus, past participle of convertere Date: 1570 something reversed in order, relation, or action: as a. a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem b. a proposition obtained by interchange of the subject and predicate of a given proposition <
“no P is S ” is the converse of “no S is P ”
> IV. adjective Date: 1794 1. reversed in order, relation, or action 2. being a logical or mathematical converse <
the converse theorem
> • conversely adverb

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  • Converse, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1137 Housing Units (2000): 548 Land area (2000): 0.890786 sq. miles (2.307125 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.890786 sq. miles (2.307125 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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