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View synonyms for colloquy

colloquy

[ kol-uh-kwee ]

noun

, plural col·lo·quies.
  1. a conversational exchange; dialogue.
  2. a conference.


colloquy

/ ˈkɒləkwɪ /

noun

  1. a formal conversation or conference
  2. a literary work in dialogue form
  3. an informal conference on religious or theological matters


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcolloquist, noun

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Other Words From

  • collo·quist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of colloquy1

1555–65; < Latin colloquium colloquium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of colloquy1

C16: from Latin colloquium from colloquī to talk with, from com- together + loquī to speak

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Example Sentences

But teenagers were (and still are in present-day text messages) having an ancient colloquy of deep significance.

I had a public colloquy with a local Sheikh, which stopped abruptly when he was threatened by his constituency.

But first he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.

Why should they not dawdle at their labor sitting upon the fence in endless colloquy while the harvest rots upon the stalk?

The king endeavoured to persuade his brother to return to his court, when the following colloquy took place between them.

And that insufficient colloquy was the beginning of a prolonged estrangement between us.

Once more Mitchy watched him revolve a little, but now, familiarly yet with a sharp emphasis, he himself resumed their colloquy.

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