dialogue

UK: /ˈdaɪəlɒg/ US: /ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/ ,(dī′ə lôg′, -log′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

di•a•logue or di•a•log /ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/   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′), 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. 

5. to carry on a dialogue;
   converse.
6. to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them.

v.t. 

7. 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, dialog / ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ/ noun

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