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dialogue

/ˈdaɪəˌlɔːɡ/DIGH-uh-lawg
/ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/DIGH-uh-lawg

Meaninga dialogue

Common meaning: a conversation

Journey through time

  1. Latindialogus‘a dialogue’source
  2. Old Frenchdialogesource
  3. Middle Englishdialogesource
  4. Englishdialogue‘a conversation’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dialogus ‘a dialogue’.

Roots

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