English Explanatory Dictionary

colloquy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conversation or dialogue.
  2. A formal conference.
  3. A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
  4. A written discourse.
  5. A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his or her rights are.
  6. A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
verb
  1. To converse.

Pronunciation

kŏl'ə-kwē /ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/ Colloquy pronunciation.ogg

Word forms

colloquy colloquies colloquying colloquied

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.

Antonyms

soliloquy

Related words

circumlocution collogue colloquium eloquent grandiloquent illocution interlocution interlocutor locution loquacious magniloquent perlocution soliloquy ventriloquy Colloquy

Derived words

colloquial colloquist colloquize
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