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dialogue

/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/
nounverb

A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

    “Melinda and Bill maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.”

  2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.

    “The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.”

  3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

    “A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.”

  4. The relationship between two texts or artworks interpreted as responding to each other (regardless of whether this is actually possible).

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

    “Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.”

  2. To put into dialogue form.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge (French dialogue), from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”), equivalent to dia- (“between”) + -logue.

DIALOGUE at a glance

DIALOGUE has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + U 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,285 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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