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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

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;
- Example: "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"
[syn: dialogue, dialog]

4. a discussion intended to produce an agreement;
- Example: "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"
- Example: "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"
- Example: "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"
[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. [1913 Webster] 2. A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. t. To express as in dialogue. [R.] [1913 Webster] And dialogued for him what he would say. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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]