dialogue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈdɑe̯əlɔ̟ɡ] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/ US, lot–cloth split
- (California) audio
- /ˈdɑeəlɔɡ/ (Australia)
- /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
Guido and Francesca exchanged looks; for the attention with which both had listened had enabled them to comprehend with tolerable accuracy the preceding dialogue.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 200:Melinda and Bill maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
Start up a dialogue
The hours of dialogue with Winfrey, which culminated in a choked-up moment on Friday night as he discussed the impact of his cheating on his family, appear to have failed to give Armstrong the redemption that he craves.
2013 January 19, Paul Harris, The Guardian:
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(countable, uncountable) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
In 1936, Anstey had co-directed Housing Problems, which featured direct dialogue recording - allowing the subjects of the film to speak for themselves. As Anstey said: "At the time nobody had done it, and we gave slum dwellers a chance to make their own films."
2021 March 10, Greg Morse, “Telling the railway's story on film”, in RAIL, number 926, page 42:
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(countable, uncountable) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
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(countable, uncountable) The relationship between two texts or artworks interpreted as responding to each other (regardless of whether this is actually possible).
Additionally, juxtaposition introduces the potential for a multivocal approach to academic writing, with juxtaposed texts in dialogue with one another, thus enabling linguistic and modal variety (Lillis, 2011).
2015 November 4, Theresa Lillis, Kathy Harrington, Working with Academic Literacies: Case Studies Towards Transformative Practice, Parlor Press LLC, →ISBN, page 321:
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(alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable) Nonstandard form of dialog (“dialog box”).
alt of dialog
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialog | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| dialogues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dialogist · dialoguist · dialogue box · dialogise · dialogual · dialogueless · punch dialogue · dialogize · dialogic · civilogue · halfalogue · Platonic dialogue · megalogue · diavlog · dialogue balloon · nondialogue · dialogue tag · dialogism
Relateds
dialectical · dialogistically · dialogically · multilogue · epistolary · dialogistical · dialectic · quadrilogue · dialogistic · trialogue · introspection · monologue · dialogicality · dialect · dialectically · dialogical
Translations (214)
sh dijàlog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ps سکالو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · gd còmhradh (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ja 対話形式 (literary form resembling a conversation) · gd agallamh (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ru диало́г (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · az söhbət (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · my အပြော (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · it conversazione (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pt conversa (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · es diálogo (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fi dialogi (literary form resembling a conversation) · et kahekõne (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cmn 對話 /对话 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · gl diálogo (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tg гуфтугӯ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · el διάλογος (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sk konverzácia (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ta உரையாடல் (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tg сӯхбат (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fr dialogue (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ru бесе́да (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira صُحْبَت (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nl dialoog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · tk gürrüň (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · se dialoga (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cs konverzace (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · lt dialogas (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pl konwersacja (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nb dialog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · cs dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fi dialogi (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · la colloquium (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur مُکالَمَہ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi गुफ़्तगू (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · mn яриа (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sv dialog (literary form resembling a conversation) · sk rozhovor (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hy երկխոսություն (literary form resembling a conversation) · vi (cuộc) đối thoại (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sv dialog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · be гу́тарка (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · gd còmhradh (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · gd còmhradh (literary form resembling a conversation) · la sermō (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hu párbeszéd (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · mi whakawhitinga kōrero (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nn samtale (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · de Dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fr conversation (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hy զրույց (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · lv dialogs (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · da konversation (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira مُکالِمِه (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · de Gespräch (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hy երկխոսություն (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur گُفْتگُو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ky сүйлөшүү (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira گُفْتُگو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi संवाद (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tk dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sq dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi सुहबत (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ja 対話 (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ar مُحَادَثَة (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · mk дијалог (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · es conversación (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · csb rozgòwôr (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tk söhbet (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ota صحبت (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ja 対談 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nn dialog (literary form resembling a conversation) · sq bisedë (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · kk сөйлесім (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ko 대화 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ms perbualan (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nl dialoog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · et dialoog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ro dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ru диало́г (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · sl pogovor (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sv konversation (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nl gesprek (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nb samtale (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ms percakapan (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · mn үг (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pt conversação (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · uz suhbat (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira گُفْتِگویْ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur مُحادَثَہ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira گُفْتْگو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · lv saruna (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · it discorso (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nn dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ru диало́г (literary form resembling a conversation) · be размо́ва (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · vi sự hội thoại (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · kk үнқатысу (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hu párbeszéd (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · uz mukolama (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ka საუბარი (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · uk діало́г (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sh dijàlog (literary form resembling a conversation) · da samtale (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi संभाषण (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi बात (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ro conversație (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ar حِوَار (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · tr sohbet (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ug سۆھبەت (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · te డైలాగ్ (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · nb konversasjon (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cs dialog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ota لقردی (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ko 회화 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bg диало́г (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cs dialog (literary form resembling a conversation) · mk разговор (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tg муколама (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur صُحْبَت (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · gu સંવાદ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · he שִׂיחָה (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · lt pokalbis (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira بَحْث (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hy երկխոսություն (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ms dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur مُذاکَرَہ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · da dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · et dialoog (literary form resembling a conversation) · id percakapan (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · se ságastallan (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · la diverbium (literary form resembling a conversation) · fa-ira گُفْتِگو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ja 対話 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · et vestlus (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cmn 會話 /会话 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nl dialoog (literary form resembling a conversation) · he דּוּ שִׂיחַ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira مُحادِثِه (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ka დიალოგი (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur بَحْث (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira مُذاکِرِه (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sh dijàlog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ml സംഭാഷണം (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ur گُفْتَگُو (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira گُفْتُگویْ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · id dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cmn 對白 /对白 (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · hu dialógus (literary form resembling a conversation) · tpi toktok (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tt диалог (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · el συνομιλία 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between individuals) · pt diálogo (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hu beszélgetés (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · kk диалог (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · uz dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sv dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · ug دىئالوگ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · it dialogo (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · uk бе́сіда (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · th บทสนทนา (literary form resembling a conversation) · pt diálogo (literary form resembling a conversation) · th การสนทนา (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bg диало́г (literary form resembling a conversation) · fi vuoropuhelu (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nn konversasjon (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sh ра̏згово̄р (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sk dialóg (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cs rozhovor (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pl rozmowa (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · be дыялёг (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi बातचीत (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · is samtal (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hi गुफ्तगू (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pt diálogo (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ca diàleg (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa دیالوگ (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · sh дија̀лог (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sh rȁzgovōr (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · tl dalwausap (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · pl dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · fa-ira گُفْتْگویْ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · cmn 對白 /对白 (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · be дыяло́г (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nb dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bg диало́г (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · ar حِوَار (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · kk сұхбат (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bg ра́зговор (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · lo ການສົນທະນາ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · te సంభాషణ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · sv samtal (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bn সংলাপ (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · hu társalgás (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · grc διάλογος (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · nn dialog (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) · gd seanchas (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · bg бесе́да (conversation or other discourse between individuals) · az qonuşma (conversation or other discourse between individuals)