[dahy-uh-lawg, -log] 
noun, verb -logued, -logu⋅ing.| 1. | conversation between two or more persons. |
| 2. | the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc. |
| 3. | an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, esp. a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement. |
| 4. | a literary work in the form of a conversation: a dialogue of Plato. |
| 5. | to carry on a dialogue; converse. |
| 6. | to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them. |
| 7. | to put into the form of a dialogue. |
| di·a·logue or di·a·log (dī'ə-lôg', -lŏg') n.
v. tr. To express as or in a dialogue. v. intr.
[Middle English dialog, from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, conversation, from dialegesthai, to discuss; see dialect.] di'a·log'uer n. Usage Note: In recent years the verb sense of dialogue meaning "to engage in an informal exchange of views" has been revived, particularly with reference to communication between parties in institutional or political contexts. Although Shakespeare, Coleridge, and Carlyle used it, this usage today is widely regarded as jargon or bureaucratese. Ninety-eight percent of the Usage Panel rejects the sentence Critics have charged that the department was remiss in not trying to dialogue with representatives of the community before hiring the new officers. |
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