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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪəlɒg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dī′ə lôg′, -log′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•a•logue or di•a•log /ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. conversation between two or more persons, or between two or more characters in a novel, drama, etc.: [countable]A dialogue with him was more like a monologue; he spoke and I listened.[uncountable]The weakest part of the new play is dialogue; the characters don't sound believable.
  2. an exchange of ideas or opinions with a view to reaching an amicable agreement:[countable]A dialogue was opened between the two leaders.
See -log-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•a•logue  (dī′ə lôg′, -log′),USA pronunciation n., v. -logued, -logu•ing. 
n. 
  1. conversation between two or more persons.
  2. the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
  3. an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, esp. a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement.
  4. a literary work in the form of a conversation:a dialogue of Plato.

v.i. 
  1. to carry on a dialogue;
    converse.
  2. to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them.

v.t. 
  1. to put into the form of a dialogue.
Also, di′a•log′. 
  • Greek diálogos. See dia-, -logue
  • Old French dïalogue, Latin dialogus
  • Middle English 1175–1225
di′a•logu′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dialogue, often US dialog /ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ/ n
  1. conversation between two or more people
  2. an exchange of opinions on a particular subject; discussion
  3. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  4. a particular passage of conversation in a literary or dramatic work
  5. a literary composition in the form of a dialogue
  6. a political discussion between representatives of two nations or groups
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse; see dialect
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