Definitions
a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Melinda and Bill maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.”
“Start up a dialogue”
“Guido and Francesca exchanged looks; for the attention with which both had listened had enabled them to comprehend with tolerable accuracy the preceding dialogue.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Spoken exchange”8 letters
02“Conversation”8 letters
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