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Webster 1913 Edition

Dialogue

Di′a-logue

(?; 115)
,
Noun.
[OE.
dialogue
, L.
dialogus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to converse,
διά
through + [GREEK] to speak: cf. F.
dialogue
. See
Legend
.]
1.
A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.
2.
A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic;
as, the
Dialogues
of Plato
.

Di′a-logue

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf. F.
dialoguer
.]
To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
[R.]
Shak.

Di′a-logue

,
Verb.
T.
To express as in dialogue.
[R.]
And
dialogued
for him what he would say.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Dialogue

DIALOGUE

,
Noun.
Dialog. [Gr., to dispute; to speak.]
1.
A conversation or conference between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conversation in theatrical performances; also, an exercise in colleges and schools, in which two or more persons carry on a discourse.
2.
A written conversation, or a composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing on some topic; as the dialogues of Cicero de Oratore, and de Natura Deorum.

DIALOGUE

,
Verb.
I.
To discourse together; to confer. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

dialogue

dialogue

See also: dialogué

English

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Noun

dialogue ‎(plural dialogues)

  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
    Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
    • 2013, Paul Harris, Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession (in The Guardian, 19 January 2013)
      The hours of dialogue with Winfrey, which culminated in a choked-up moment on Friday night as he discussed the impact of his cheating on his family, appear to have failed to give Armstrong the redemption that he craves.
  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. (computing) A dialogue box.
    Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

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Verb

dialogue ‎(third-person singular simple present dialogues, present participle dialoguing, simple past and past participle dialogued)

  1. (informal, business) 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. (obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

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French

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dialogue m ‎(plural dialogues)

  1. dialogue

Verb

dialogue

  1. inflection of dialoguer:
    1. first-person and third-person singular present indicative and subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

dialogue

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dialogar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dialogar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dialogar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dialogar.

Etymology

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”).

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