dialogue Hear it!

dialogue definition

dia·logue (ə lôg′, -läg′)

noun

  1. a talking together; conversation
  2. interchange and discussion of ideas, esp. when open and frank, as in seeking mutual understanding or harmony
  3. a literary work in the form of a conversation on a single topic
  4. the passages of talk in a play, story, etc.

Etymology: ME dialog < OFr dialogue < L dialogus < Gr dialogos < dialegesthai: see dialect

intransitive verb dialogued -·logued′, dialoguing -·logu′ing

to hold a conversation

transitive verb

to express in dialogue

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook