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converse

adjective noun verb

Turned about in order or relation

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C2

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adjective

  1. Turned about in order or relation

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adjective

  1. Of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

    “‘parental’ and ‘filial’ are converse terms”

noun

  1. A proposition obtained by conversion

verb

  1. Carry on a conversation

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‘parental’ and ‘filial’ are converse terms

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