Definitions for Dialogue
ˈdaɪ əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒgdi·a·logue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 8 votes

1. dialogue, dialog, duologuenoun

   a conversation between two persons

2. dialogue, dialognoun

   the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

3. dialogue, dialognoun

   a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people

   "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"

4. negotiation, dialogue, talksnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. dialoguenoun

   A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

   Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.

2. dialoguenoun

   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.

3. dialoguenoun

   A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

   A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.

4. dialoguenoun

   A dialogue box.

   Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

5. dialogueverb

   To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

   Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.

6. Etymology: From διάλογος, from διά + λόγος, from διαλέγομαι, from διά + λέγειν.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIALOGUEnoun

   A conference; a conversation between two or more, either real or feigned.

   Etymology: διὰλογος.

   Will you hear the dialogue that the two learned men have compiled in praise of the owl and cuckow? William Shakespeare.

   Oh, the impudence of this wicked sex! Lascivious dialogues are innocent with you. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   In easy dialogues is Fletcher’s praise;
   He mov’d the mind, but had not pow’r to raise. Dryden.

2. To Dialogueverb

   To discourse with another; to confer.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Do’st dialogue with thy shadow? William Shakespeare, Timon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dialogue

   Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Dialoguenoun

   a conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises

2. Dialoguenoun

   a written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato

3. Dialogueverb

   to take part in a dialogue; to dialogize

4. Dialogueverb

   to express as in dialogue

5. Etymology: [OE. dialogue, L. dialogus, fr. Gr. , fr. to converse, dia` through + to speak: cf. F. dialogue. See Legend.]

FreebaseRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Dialogue

   Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people. Its chief historical origins as narrative, philosophical or didactic device are to be found in classical Greek and Indian literature, in particular in the ancient art of rhetoric. While the dialogue was less important in the nineteenth century than it had been in the eighteenth, it was not extinct. The British author W.H. Mallock employed it successfully in his work "The New Republic," which was explicitly based on Plato's "Republic" and on the writings of Thomas Love Peacock. But the notion of dialogue reemerged in the cultural mainstream in the work of cultural critics such as Mikhail Bakhtin and Paulo Freire, theologians such as Martin Buber, as an existential palliative to counter atomization and social alienation in mass industrial society.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dialogue

   dī′a-log, n. conversation between two or more persons, esp. of a formal or imaginary nature.—v.i. and v.t. (Shak.) to put into dialogue form.—adjs. Dialog′ic, Dialogist′ic, -al (-loj-), in the form of a dialogue.—v.i. Dial′ogise (′oj-), to discourse in dialogue.—n. Dial′ogist (′oj-), a speaker in, or writer of, a dialogue. [Fr.,—L. dialogus—Gr. dialogos, a conversation—dialegesthai, to discourse.]

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1. Dialogue

   Dialogue vs. Dialog -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Dialogue and Dialog.

2. Dialogue

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Matched Categories

1. • Discussion
   • Literary Composition
   • Script
   • Talk

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Dialogue' in Nouns Frequency: #1963

How to pronounce Dialogue?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Dialogue in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dialogue in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dialogue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Dialogue in a Sentence

1. Marcus Ruiz Evans:

   But we need time to have a serious dialogue with the people of California about why they should support the independence referendum by voting yes. The voters need to make an informed decision when they go to the polls to determine California’s political future.

2. Gary Beevers:

   Progress would be meeting on a regular basis and having a dialogue on the contract issues, we're willing to meet 24-7. We came to the table looking for a contract, not a fight. They chose to fight.

3. Michael Daniel:

   Obviously there have been tensions, but I think that's the kind of thing where the only way to get at that is to continue to have dialogue and to continue to engage, and the president has been committed to that.

4. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   I very much hope that the steps which the Ukrainian leadership is taking, provoking the tearing away of Donbass will end, ...that Kiev's policy will change toward establishing dialogue with Donbass in order to work out the agreements that will allow all Ukrainians from all the regions to live in Ukraine with equality and respect.

5. David Goulden:

   We will continue to have an active dialogue with Elliott, as we do all of our shareholders.

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