dialogue
English
Alternative forms
- (US and computing): dialog
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διάλογος (dialogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (dia, “through, inter”) + λόγος (logos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialegomai, “to converse”), from διά + λέγειν (legein, “to speak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dialogue (plural dialogues)
- 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)[1]
- 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.
- 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.
- A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
- A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
- (computing) A dialogue box.
- Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.
Antonyms
Derived terms
conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals
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computing: dialogue box
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Related terms
Translations
conversation or other discourse between individuals
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verbal part of a literary or dramatic work
literary form resembling a conversation
computing: dialogue box
Verb
dialogue (third-person singular simple present dialogues, present participle dialoguing, simple past and past participle dialogued)
- (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.
- (obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
Translations
discuss
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French
Etymology
From Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (dialogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (dia, “through, inter”) + λόγος (logos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialegomai, “to converse”), from διά + λέγειν (legein, “to speak”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Noun
dialogue m (plural dialogues)
Verb
dialogue
- first-person singular present indicative of dialoguer
- third-person singular present indicative of dialoguer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dialoguer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of dialoguer
- second-person singular imperative of dialoguer
Spanish
Verb
dialogue (infinitive dialogar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dialogar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dialogar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dialogar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dialogar.