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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•logue or di•a•log /ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/USA pronunciation n. - conversation between two or more persons, or between two or more characters in a novel, drama, etc.: [countable]A dialogue with him was more like a monologue; he spoke and I listened.[uncountable]The weakest part of the new play is dialogue; the characters don't sound believable.
- an exchange of ideas or opinions with a view to reaching an amicable agreement:[countable]A dialogue was opened between the two leaders.
See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•logue (dī′ə lôg′, -log′),USA pronunciation n., v. -logued, -logu•ing. n. - conversation between two or more persons.
- the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
- an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, esp. a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement.
- a literary work in the form of a conversation:a dialogue of Plato.
v.i. - to carry on a dialogue;
converse. - to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them.
v.t. - to put into the form of a dialogue.
Also, di′a•log′. - Greek diálogos. See dia-, -logue
- Old French dïalogue, Latin dialogus
- Middle English 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dialogue, often US dialog /ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ/ n - conversation between two or more people
- an exchange of opinions on a particular subject; discussion
- the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
- a particular passage of conversation in a literary or dramatic work
- a literary composition in the form of a dialogue
- a political discussion between representatives of two nations or groups
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse; see dialect |