The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conversazione \Con`ver*sa`zi*o"ne\ (? or ?), n.; pl.
   Conversazioni. [It. See Conversation.]
   A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on
   literary or scientific subjects. --Gray.
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         These conversazioni [at Florence] resemble our card
         assemblies.                              --A. Drummond.
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