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di·a·logue
or di·a·log (dī′ə-lôg′, -lŏg′)n.
1.
a. A conversation between two or more people.
b. A discussion of positions or beliefs, especially between groups to resolve a disagreement.
2.
a. Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative.
b. The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken.
3. A literary work written in the form of a conversation: the dialogues of Plato.
4. Music A composition or passage for two or more parts, suggestive of conversational interplay.
v. di·a·logued, di·a·logu·ing, di·a·logues or di·a·loged or di·a·log·ing or di·a·logs
v.tr.
To express as or in a dialogue: dialogued parts of the story.
v.intr.
To engage in a dialogue.
[Middle English dialog, from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, conversation, from dialegesthai, to discuss; see dialect.]
di′a·log′uer n.
Usage Note: Although use of the verb dialogue meaning "to engage in an exchange of views" is widespread, the Usage Panel has little affection for it. In our 2009 survey, 80 percent of the Panel rejected the sentence The department was remiss in not trying to dialogue with representatives of the community before hiring new officers. This represents some erosion of the 98 percent who rejected this example in 1988, but resistance is still very strong. A number of Panelists felt moved to comment on the ugliness or awkwardness of the construction.
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dialogue
(ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ) ordialog
n
1. conversation between two or more people
2. an exchange of opinions on a particular subject; discussion
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a particular passage of conversation in a literary or dramatic work
5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary composition in the form of a dialogue
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political discussion between representatives of two nations or groups
vb
7. (tr) to put into the form of a dialogue
8. (intr) to take part in a dialogue; converse
[C13: from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse; see dialect]
dialogic adj
ˈdiaˌloguer, ˈdiaˌloger n
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di•a•logue
or di•a•log
(ˈdaɪ əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg)n., v. -logued, -logu•ing. n.
1. conversation between two or more persons.
2. the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
3. an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue esp. with a view to reaching an amicable agreement.
4. a literary work in the form of a conversation.
v.i. 5. to carry on a dialogue; converse.
6. to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them.
v.t. 7. to put into the form of a dialogue.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French dïalogue, Latin dialogus < Greek diálogos, n. derivative of dialégesthai to converse]
di′a•logu`er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
dialogue
a frank exchange of ideas, spoken or written, for the purpose of meeting in harmony.
See also: Agreement-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
dialogue
Past participle: dialogued
Gerund: dialoguing
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| Noun | 1. |  dialogue - a conversation between two persons |
| 2. | dialogue - the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance duologue - a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors | |
| 3. | dialogue - a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing | |
| 4. |  dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"give-and-take, discussion, word - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" parley - a negotiation between enemies diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement collective bargaining - negotiation between an employer and trade union horse trading - negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining mediation - a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party |
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dialogue
noun
1. discussion, talks, conference, negotiations, exchange, debate, chat, confabulation, interlocution He wants to open a dialogue with the protesters.
2. conversation, discussion, communication, discourse, interchange, converse, colloquy, confabulation, duologue, interlocution Those who witnessed their dialogue spoke of high emotion.
3. conversation, lines, script, words, text, spoken part The play's dialogue is sharp and witty.
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dialogue
or dialognoun
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dialogue
(ˈdaiəlog) (American) dialog(ue) noun (a) talk between two or more people, especially in a play or novel. diálogo
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