1. s. sermo (general term, a conversation of several persons on any subject): voces, plur., (loud talk): fama, rumor (fame, report; Vid: REPORT). There is a talk, etc. [Vid: REPORT]. To become the common talk, in sermonem hominum venire; in ora hominum, or vulgi, abire or pervenire: to become the talk of ill-natured people, incurrere in voculas malevolorum: to make anything the talk of the town, per totam urbem rumoribus differre: to be the common talk, or the talk of the town, in sermonem hominum venire (Cic., Verr., 2, 4, 7); esse in ore hominum or vulgi; esse in ore et sermone omnium; omnium sermonibus vapulare: to be the talk of the town for one whole summer, aliquid unam aestatem aures refercit sermonibus.
2. v. loqui: colloqui (rarely fari, which is poetical): fabulari, confabulari (of very familiar conversation). To talk much of anything, sermone aliquid celebrare: crebris sermonibus aliquid usurpare (Cic.): to teach children to talk, parvulos verba edocere (Plin., Paneg., 26): children learn to talk, pueri loqui discunt: when the parrot learns to talk, psittacus cum loqui discit (Plin., 10, 42, 58): birds that learn to talk, aves ad imitandum vocis humanae sonitum dociles (Curt., 8, 9, 16); aves humano sermone vocales (Plin., 10, 51, 72): to talk over anything with anybody, colloqui aliquid cum aliquo, usually colloqui de re (Vid: commentators on Nep., Them., 9, 4): conferre aliquid; consilia conferre de re; communicare cum aliquo de re (to communicate about anything): agere, disceptare cum aliquo de re (to treat, discuss). To talk over, coram conferre aliquid: to talk with the fingers, digitis loqui (Ov., Trist., 2, 453); per digitorum gestum significare aliquid (Vid: Ov., Trist., 5, 10, 36): talking with the fingers, digitorum signa, plur., (Quint.); digiti nostram voluntatem indicautes (Quint.).