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   Di·a·logue

   /ˈdīəˌlôɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie: "the book consisted of a series of dialogues" Similar conversationtalkcommunicationinterchangediscourseargumentchatchatterchitchatchitter-chattergossipinformal:jawinggassinggabbingnatteringchinwaggingconvoformal:confabulationarchaic:converserare:interlocutionduologuecolloquyscripttextscreenplayspeechlineswordspartsspoken parts
   • ▪ a discussion between two or more people or groups, especially one directed toward exploration of a particular subject or resolution of a problem: "the U.S. would enter into a direct dialogue with Vietnam" Similar discussionexchangedebatediscourseexchange of viewshead-to-headtête-à-têteconsultationconferenceparleyinterviewquestion and answer sessiontalksnegotiationsinformal:rap sessionconfabskull sessionrapformal:confabulation

   verb

   • 1. take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem: North American "he stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas"
   • ▪ provide (a movie or play) with a dialogue. North American

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French dialoge, via Latin from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’, from dia ‘through’ + legein ‘speak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dialogist noun

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