converse
    adj 1: of words so related that one reverses the relation
           denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are
           converse terms"
    2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn:
       converse, reversed, transposed]
    n 1: a proposition obtained by conversion
    v 1: carry on a conversation [syn: converse, discourse]

Converse \Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   Conversed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conversing.] [F. converser, L.
   conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to
   live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of
   vertere to turn See Convert.]
   1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune;
      -- followed by with.
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            To seek the distant hills, and there converse
            With nature.                          --Thomson.
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            Conversing with the world, we use the world's
            fashions.                             --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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            But to converse with heaven 
            This is not easy.                     --Wordsworth.
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   2. To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts
      and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; --
      followed by with before a person; by on, about,
      concerning, etc., before a thing.
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            Companions
            That do converse and waste the time together.
                                                  --Shak.
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            We had conversed so often on that subject. --Dryden.
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   3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; --
      said of things.
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            According as the objects they converse with afford
            greater or less variety.              --Locke.

   Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat.
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Converse \Con"verse\, n.
   1. Frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate
      association. --Glanvill.
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            'T is but to hold
            Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores
            unrolled.                             --Byron.
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   2. Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views;
      conversation; chat.
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            Formed by thy converse happily to steer
            From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope.
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Converse \Con"verse\, a. [L. conversus, p. p. of convertere. See
   Convert.]
   Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as,
   a converse proposition.
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Converse \Con"verse\, n.
   1. (Logic) A proposition which arises from interchanging the
      terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the
      subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue
      is vice, no vice is virtue.
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   Note: It should not (as is often done) be confounded with the
         contrary or opposite of a proposition, which is formed
         by introducing the negative not or no.
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   2. (Math.) A proposition in which, after a conclusion from
      something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted,
      making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what
      was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or
      inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are
      equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the
      converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two
      sides are equal.
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converse

    The truth of a proposition of the form A => B and
   its converse B => A are shown in the following truth table:

   	A   B | A => B   B => A
   	------+----------------
   	f   f |	  t	   t
   	f   t |	  t	   f
   	t   f |	  f	   t
   	t   t |	  t	   t

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Converse -- U.S. County in Wyoming
   Population (2000):    12052
   Housing Units (2000): 5669
   Land area (2000):     4254.720714 sq. miles (11019.675593 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    10.379576 sq. miles (26.882976 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4265.100290 sq. miles (11046.558569 sq. km)
   Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
   Location:             42.857379 N, 105.502721 W
   Headwords:
    Converse
    Converse, WY
    Converse County
    Converse County, WY

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 code:            14986
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             40.579654 N, 85.869022 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46919
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Converse, IN
    Converse

Converse, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    11508
   Housing Units (2000): 4009
   Land area (2000):     6.329015 sq. miles (16.392073 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.329015 sq. miles (16.392073 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16468
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             29.517280 N, 98.313804 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     78109
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Converse, TX
    Converse

Converse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    400
   Housing Units (2000): 202
   Land area (2000):     2.131506 sq. miles (5.520575 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.131506 sq. miles (5.520575 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            17215
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             31.780369 N, 93.698620 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Converse, LA
    Converse