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trialogue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹaɪəˌlɔɡ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹaɪəˌlɑɡ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈtɹaɪəlɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From tri- + -alogue, formed on the analogy of dialogue, where the first syllable is interpreted as di-. Compare Medieval Latin trialogus. Note that official documents of the European Union use the spelling trilogue (perhaps influenced by the French spelling).

Meanings

1. (uncommon) A conversation or talk between three people.
   • If you knew how happy it made me that, whenever she interrupted his monopoly of you, instead of making a trialogue with them, you never failed to turn to me! 1897, Paul Leicester Ford, The Story of an Untold Love, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co.:
   • Only for a short while was he kept waiting. The trialogue came to a close, followed by a brief interval of silence—at the end of which the canoe once more made its appearance upon the open water of the lagoon. 1862, Thomas Mayne Reid, The Maroon:
2. (European-Union) An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.

Forms

Relateds

multilogue · dialogue · quadrilogue · monologue

Translations (32)

sv trilog (meeting (European Union)) · lt trišalis pokalbis (discourse or colloquy by three people) · pt triálogo (discourse or colloquy by three people) · lt trišalis susitikimas (discourse or colloquy by three people) · ja 鼎談 (discourse or colloquy by three people) · nl triloog (meeting (European Union)) · vi đối thoại ba người (discourse or colloquy by three people) · cs trialog (meeting (European Union)) · sv trilog (discourse or colloquy by three people) · fi trialogi (discourse or colloquy by three people) · pt trílogo (meeting (European Union)) · bg триалог (meeting (European Union)) · pl rozmowa trójstronna (meeting (European Union)) · de Trilog (discourse or colloquy by three people) · de Trialog (discourse or colloquy by three people) · hu háromoldalú egyeztetés (meeting (European Union)) · pl rozmowa trójstronna (discourse or colloquy by three people) · fr trilogue (meeting (European Union)) · ro trilog (meeting (European Union)) · nl trialoog (meeting (European Union)) · fi trialogi (meeting (European Union)) · lt trišalis susitikimas (meeting (European Union)) · lt trialogas (meeting (European Union)) · sv trilogmöte (meeting (European Union)) · hu trilógus (meeting (European Union)) · it trialogo (discourse or colloquy by three people) · la trilogus (discourse or colloquy by three people) · de Trilog (meeting (European Union)) · bg триалог (discourse or colloquy by three people) · cs trialog (discourse or colloquy by three people) · nl trialoog (discourse or colloquy by three people) · fr trilogue (discourse or colloquy by three people)