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di·a·logue
I. \ˈdīəˌlȯg also -läg\ noun
also di·a·log \“\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dialoge, dialogue, from Old French, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse, from dia- + legesthai, present middle infin. of legein to speak — more at legend
1. : a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic
< the essay … is in the form of a dialogue between two philosophers — Times Literary Supplement >
2.
a.
(1) : an instance of conversational exchange : talk 1b
< he had just come from an angry dialogue with his quarrelsome neighbor >
(2) : oral communication : conversation 3a(1)
< pleasant dialogue improves any dinner >
b. : an exchange of ideas and opinions; especially : a serious colloquy conducted or presented to entertain or instruct
< should be useful … in providing a genuine dialogue between the English and the American intelligentsia — Stephen Spender >
— see duologue; compare monologue
3. : the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition
< dialogue in which each phrase fits and reveals a character perfectly — Stanislaus Joyce >
4.
a. obsolete : a musical composition for two or more alternating voices typically in question and answer form
b. : any musical arrangement suggestive of a conversation
< the first movement, with its lovely initial dialogue between wind and strings — Cecil Gray >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to take part in a dialogue
transitive verb
: to express in dialogue
< and dialogued for him what he would say — Shakespeare >
III. noun
: a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution |