duologuen.
/ˈdjuːəlɒɡ/, /ˈdʒuːəlɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈd(j)uəˌlɔɡ/, /ˈd(j)uəˌlɑɡ/ A conversation between two persons, a dialogue; spec. a dramatic piece spoken by two actors. Also attributive.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > between specific number of people
quadriloguec1475
trialogue1532
tetralogue1649
duologue1864
polylogue1876
1864 Home News 19 Dec. 21/1 The dramatic monopolists..are now taking steps to stop a ‘dualogue entertainment’ at Weston's Music Hall.
1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper v [He] was fain to let the conversation lapse almost into a duologue between his daughter and his guest.
1894 Athenæum 3 Mar. 288/1 ‘Fashionable Intelligence’, an original duologue..is promised at the Court Theatre.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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