DIALOGUE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dialogue

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English dialogas (plural), from Latin from Greek dialogos, from dia ‘through’ + logos ‘word’; compare with Greek dialegesthai ‘converse with’; subsequently reinforced by Old French dialoge

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdʌɪəlɒɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film

Short Definition:

conversation in book or play

Examples:
  • the book consisted of a series of dialogues
  • passages of dialogue
Variant Forms:
  • dialog

Word: Dialogue

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdʌɪəlɒɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem

Short Definition:

take part in dialogue

Examples:
  • he stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas
Variant Forms:
  • dialog

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