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Webster 1913 Edition
Interlocution
Inˊter-lo-cu′tion
,Noun.
[L.
interlocutio
, from interloqui
, interlocutus
, to speak between; inter
between + loqui
to speak: cf. F. interlocution
. See Loquacious
.] 1.
Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.
2.
(Law)
An intermediate act or decree before final decision.
Ayliffe.
3.
Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interlocution
INTERLOCU'TION
,Noun.
1.
Dialogue; conference; interchange of speech.2.
In law, an intermediate act or decree before final decision.Definition 2024
interlocution
interlocution
English
Noun
interlocution (plural interlocutions)
- Discussion or conversation.
- 1905, George Grote, "Solon's Early Greek Legislation" in Rossiter Johnson (editor), The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1 (2008 edition), ISBN 9780554352145, p. 304:
- [T]wo actors were introduced to sustain fictitious characters and carry on a dialogue in such manner that the songs of the chorus and the interlocution of the actors formed a continuous piece.
- 2006, Alan Dean Foster, Running from the Deity, ISBN 9780345461612, p. 131:
- Contrary to Storra's hope, however, the conversation between Flinx and his new visitor was going very well indeed. ¶Experienced in the ways of political intrigue, if not interspecies interlocution, Treappyn had settled himself into a comfortable squat.
- 1905, George Grote, "Solon's Early Greek Legislation" in Rossiter Johnson (editor), The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1 (2008 edition), ISBN 9780554352145, p. 304: