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con·ver·sion Listen to audio/kənˈvɚʒən, Brit kənˈ:ʃən/ noun
plural con·ver·sions
1 a : the act or process of changing from one form, state, etc., to another — often + to or into [count] The company is undergoing a conversion to a new computer system. [noncount] They have suggested conversion of the old school into apartments. Conversion to gas heating will continue over the next few years.
b : the act or process of changing from one religion, belief, political party, etc., to another — often + to [count] a conversion from Catholicism to Judaism [noncount] He is thinking about conversion to Buddhism.
2 [count] a : a successful attempt at scoring extra points in rugby or American football
a 2-point conversion
b American football : a successful attempt to move the ball forward 10 yards
a third-down conversion

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