English Explanatory Dictionary

dialogue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
  2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
  3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
  4. Nonstandard form of dialog (“dialog box”).
verb
  1. To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
  2. To put into dialogue form.
  3. To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ En-us-dialogue.ogg /ˈdɑeəlɔɡ/ [ˈdɑe̯əlɔ̟ɡ] /ɖaj(ɵ)lɔɡ/

Word forms

dialogue dialogues dialog dialoguing dialogued

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dialog, 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”), equivalent to dia- (“between”) + -logue. Also analyzable as di- (“two”) + -alogue.

Related words

dialect dialectic dialectical dialectically dialogical dialogicality dialogically dialogistic dialogistical dialogistically epistolary introspection monologue multilogue quadralogue trialogue

Derived words

civilogue dialogic dialogise dialogism dialogist dialogize dialogual dialogue balloon dialogue box dialogueless dialogue tag dialoguist diavlog halfalogue megalogue nondialogue Platonic dialogue punch dialogue
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