Main Entry:: ¹di·a·logue
Variant(s):: also di·a·log \ˈdī-ə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English dialoge, from Anglo-French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse, from dia- + legein to speak — more at legend
Date:: 13th century

1: a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing2 a: a conversation between two or more persons ; also : a similar exchange between a person and something else (as a computer) b: an exchange of ideas and opinions <organized a series of dialogues on human rights> c: a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution <a constructive dialogue between loggers and environmentalists>3: the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition <very little dialogue in this film>4: a musical composition for two or more parts suggestive of a conversation

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