n. A formal gathering where something related to the arts is discussed.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on literary or scientific subjects.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A meeting for conversation, particularly on literary subjects.
Word Usage
"After the play we were introduced to the assembly, which they call the conversazione: there were many people playing at ombre, pharaoh, and a game called taroc, with cards so high, (174) to the number of seventy-eight."