Dictionary

interlocution en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English locution English interlocution From inter- + locution.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Discussion or conversation.
   • Contrary to Storra's hope, however, the conversation between Flinx and his new visitor was going very well indeed. ¶Experienced in the ways of political intrigue, if not interspecies interlocution, Treappyn had settled himself into a comfortable squat. 2006, Alan Dean Foster, Running from the Deity, →ISBN, page 131:
   • [T]wo actors were introduced to sustain fictitious characters and carry on a dialogue in such manner that the songs of the chorus and the interlocution of the actors formed a continuous piece. 1905, George Grote, “Solon's Early Greek Legislation”, in Rossiter Johnson, editor, The Great Events by Famous Historians, volume 1, published 2008, →ISBN, page 304:
2. (countable, uncountable) An intermediate decree before final decision.

Forms

Deriveds

interlocutional

Relateds

interlocutor

Translations (8)

pl interlokucja (discussion or conversation) · fr interlocution (discussion or conversation) · ota صحبت (discussion or conversation) · ota لقردی (discussion or conversation) · bg беседване (discussion or conversation) · es interlocución (discussion or conversation) · ota محبت (discussion or conversation) · bg диалог (discussion or conversation)