[syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dialogue \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.
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2. A written composition in which two or more persons are
represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as,
the Dialogues of Plato.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. i. [Cf. F. dialoguer.]
To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize. [R.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. t.
To express as in dialogue. [R.]
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And dialogued for him what he would say. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dialogue
n 1: a conversation between two persons [syn: dialogue,
dialog, duologue]
2: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction [syn:
dialogue, dialog]
3: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between
two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original
Greek" [syn: dialogue, dialog]
4: 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"
[syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]