"dialog" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ [UK], /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/ [US] Audio: En-us-dialogue.ogg [US] Forms: dialogs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dialog (“A literary discussion or a work written as one”), from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dialog||A literary discussion or a work written as one}} Middle English dialog (“A literary discussion or a work written as one”), {{der|en|fro|dialogue}} Old French dialogue, {{der|en|la|dialogus}} Latin dialogus, {{der|en|grc|διάλογος||conversation, discourse}} Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), {{m|grc|διά||through, inter}} διά (diá, “through, inter”), {{m|grc|λόγος||speech, oration, discourse}} λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), {{m|grc|διαλέγομαι||to converse}} διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), {{m|grc|διά}} διά (diá), {{m|grc|λέγειν||to speak}} λέγειν (légein, “to speak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dialog (countable and uncountable, plural dialogs)
  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dialog-en-noun-MT4MZmC6
  2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dialog-en-noun-iKcSwjdu
  3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dialog-en-noun-spi8ucJ2
  4. (computing) A dialog box. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Talking
    Sense id: en-dialog-en-noun-QDhJbPSp Disambiguation of Talking: 19 17 18 27 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -log Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 11 63 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 10 12 60 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 12 12 60 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -log: 11 10 10 61 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialogue Related terms: dialect, dialectic

Verb

IPA: /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ [UK], /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/ [US] Audio: En-us-dialogue.ogg [US] Forms: dialogs [present, singular, third-person], dialoging [participle, present], dialoged [participle, past], dialoged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English dialog (“A literary discussion or a work written as one”), from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dialog||A literary discussion or a work written as one}} Middle English dialog (“A literary discussion or a work written as one”), {{der|en|fro|dialogue}} Old French dialogue, {{der|en|la|dialogus}} Latin dialogus, {{der|en|grc|διάλογος||conversation, discourse}} Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), {{m|grc|διά||through, inter}} διά (diá, “through, inter”), {{m|grc|λόγος||speech, oration, discourse}} λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), {{m|grc|διαλέγομαι||to converse}} διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), {{m|grc|διά}} διά (diá), {{m|grc|λέγειν||to speak}} λέγειν (légein, “to speak”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} dialog (third-person singular simple present dialogs, present participle dialoging, simple past and past participle dialoged)
  1. (American spelling, informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Business Translations (discuss): разговарям (razgovarjam) (Bulgarian), dialogar (Catalan), dialogeren (Dutch), discussiëren (Dutch), kortsluiten (Dutch), dialoguer (French), dialogar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-dialog-en-verb-Uw5spgV5 Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialogue

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dialog meaning in English (10.7kB)

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      "roman": "razgovarjam",
      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "разговарям"
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      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "dialogar"
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      "word": "dialogeren"
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      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "discussiëren"
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      "word": "dialoguer"
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