Dialogue Definition

dīəlôg, dīəläg

dialogs, dialogued, dialogues, dialoguing

noun

dialogues

A talking together; conversation.

Webster's New World

A discussion of positions or beliefs, especially between groups to resolve a disagreement.

American Heritage

Interchange and discussion of ideas, esp. when open and frank, as in seeking mutual understanding or harmony.

Webster's New World

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative.

American Heritage

The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken.

American Heritage

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verb

dialogued, dialogues, dialoguing

To express in dialogue.

Webster's New World

To hold a conversation.

Webster's New World

To engage in a dialogue.

American Heritage

(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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dialogue

Singular:

dialogue

Plural:

dialogues

From Old French dialoge (French dialogue), 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 (dia) + λέγειν (legein, “to speak”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English dialog from Old French dialogue from Latin dialogus from Greek dialogos conversation from dialegesthai to discuss dialect

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition