| NOUN | communication | dialogue, dialog, duologue | a conversation between two persons |
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| communication | dialogue, dialog | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction | |
| communication | dialogue, dialog | a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people | |
| communication | dialogue, negotiation, talks | a discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| Sounds | day'ahlao.g | |
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| Rhymes | analog ... watchdog: 25 rhymes with aog... | |
| Meaning | A conversation between two persons. | |
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| Synonyms | dialog, duologue | |
| Broader | talk, talking | An exchange of ideas via conversation |
| Spanish | conversación, diálogo, plática | |
| Catalan | conversació, conversa, diàleg | |
| Adjectives | interlocutory | consisting of dialogue |
| Meaning | The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction. | |
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| Synonym | dialog | |
| Parts | actor's line, speech, words | words making up the dialogue of a play |
| Narrower | duologue | A part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors |
| Broader | script, book, playscript | A written version of a play or other dramatic composition |
| Spanish | conversación, diálogo | |
| Catalan | conversació, conversa, diàleg | |
| Meaning | A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people. | |
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| Example | "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" | |
| Synonym | dialog | |
| Broader | literary composition, literary work | imaginative or creative writing |
| Spanish | diálogo | |
| Catalan | diàleg | |
| Meaning | A discussion intended to produce an agreement. | |
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| Example | "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue" | |
| Synonyms | negotiation, talks | |
| Narrower | bargaining | The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement |
| collective bargaining | negotiation between an employer and trade union | |
| diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations | negotiation between nations | |
| horse trading | negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining | |
| mediation | A negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party / party | |
| parley | A negotiation between enemies / enemies | |
| Broader | discussion, give-and-take, word | An exchange of views on some topic |
| Spanish | diálogo, gestión, negociación, tramitación | |
| Catalan | dialog, gestió, negociació, tramitació | |
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