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dialogue

Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/

The English word “dialogue” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
  2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
  3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
  4. The relationship between two texts or artworks interpreted as responding to each other (regardless of whether this is actually possible).

verb

  1. To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
  2. To put into dialogue form.
  3. To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge (French dialogue), from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”), equivalent to dia- (“between”) + -logue. Also…

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