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in·ter·lo·cu·tion
\ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən, -ləˈ-\ noun
Etymology: Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion
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 |