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Dialogue

Dialogue Meaning & Definition
Dialogue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dialogue?

[n] a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"
[n] the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
[n] a conversation between two persons
[n] a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dialogue: dialog | negotiation | talks

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dialogue: airing | analysis | antimasque | audience success | ballet | bomb | broadcast drama | bull session | burlesque show | buzz session | canvassing | charade | chat | chinfest | cliff hanger | closet drama | colloquium | colloquy | comedy drama | communication | confab | confabulation | conference | consideration | conversation | converse | critical success | daytime serial | debate | debating | deliberation | dialectic | discussion | documentary drama | drama | dramalogue | dramatic play | dramatic series | duodrama | duologue | epic theater | examination | exchange of views | experimental theater | extravaganza | failure | flop | forum | gasser | giveaway | Grand Guignol | happening | hit | hit show | huddle | improvisational drama | investigation | joint discussion | legitimate drama | logical analysis | logical discussion | masque | meeting | melodrama | minstrel show | miracle | miracle play | monodrama | monologue | morality | morality play | music drama | musical revue | mystery | mystery play | open discussion | open forum | opera | pageant | palaver | panel discussion | panel show | pantomime | parley | Passion play | pastoral | pastoral drama | piece | play | playlet | problem play | psychodrama | question-and-answer session | quiz show | radio drama | rap | rap session | review | revue | seminar | sensational play | serial | show | sitcom | situation comedy | sketch | skit | soap | soap opera | sociodrama | spectacle | speech | stage play | stage show | straight drama | study | success | suspense drama | symposium | tableau | tableau vivant | talk | talk show | talkfest | teleplay | television drama | television play | tete-a-tete | theater of cruelty | Tom show | total theater | town meeting | treatment | trialogue | variety show | vaudeville | vaudeville show | vehicle | ventilation | word-of-mouth success | words | work

See Also | actor's line | bargaining | book | collective bargaining | diplomacy | diplomatic negotiations | discussion | duologue | give-and-take | horse trading | literary composition | literary work | mediation | parley | playscript | script | speech | talk | talking | word | words

Dialogue In Webster's Dictionary

\Di"a*logue\ (?; 115), n. [OE. dialogue, L. dialogus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to converse, dia` through + ? to speak: cf. F. dialogue. See {Legend}.] 1. A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises. 2. A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.
\Di"a*logue\, v. i. [Cf. F. dialoguer.] To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize. [R.] --Shak.
\Di"a*logue\, v. t. To express as in dialogue. [R.] And dialogued for him what he would say. --Shak.

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