'Dialogue' definitions:

Definition of 'dialogue'

(from WordNet)
noun
A conversation between two persons [syn: dialogue, dialog, duologue]
noun
The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction [syn: dialogue, dialog]
noun
A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" [syn: dialogue, dialog]
noun
A discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]

Definition of 'Dialogue'

From: GCIDE
  • Dialogue \Di"a*logue\ (?; 115), n. [OE. dialogue, L. dialogus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to converse, dia` through + ? 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dialogue'

From: GCIDE
  • Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. i. [Cf. F. dialoguer.] To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dialogue'

From: GCIDE
  • Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. t. To express as in dialogue. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • And dialogued for him what he would say. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'dialogue'

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