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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: discussion, give-and-take, word]
2: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give-and- take, backchat]
3: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) [syn: interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1679 1. the practice of making mutual concessions ; compromise 2. a usually good-natured exchange (as of ideas or comments)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see give

Moby Thesaurus

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