interlocution
noun
in·ter·lo·cu·tion
ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən,
-ləˈ-
1
: interchange of speech : conversation
2
: an interruptive utterance : interruption, interpolation, parenthesis
3
a
obsolete : responsive reading or recital
b
obsolete : a speech in reply : response
c
: mode of intercommunication
4
a
[Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin] : the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree
also : the order or decree
b
Roman law : a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish
Word History
Etymology
Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion
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