dialogue

/ˈdaɪ.ə.lɔːɡ/

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Think: “DI + A + LOG”—a dialogue is a conversation you can LOG (record) after you say “di-a.”

Yes, it's dialogue. Don’t drop the silent **-ue** at the end: it’s **dialogue**, not *dialog*.

Definitions

  1. nounA conversation between two or more people.
  2. nounThe spoken lines in a book, play, movie, or other story.
  3. nounAn exchange of ideas or discussion between groups, especially to solve a problem.

Examples

  • The teacher asked us to write a dialogue between two characters.
  • The movie’s dialogue was funny and realistic.
  • Community leaders opened a dialogue about how to improve public safety.

Synonyms

conversationdiscussiontalkexchangecommunication

Antonyms

silence

Translations

ES diálogoPT diálogoFR dialogue

Common misspellings

dialogdialougedailoguediologuedialaguedialogedialouguedialoggue

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