colloquy
a conversational exchange; dialogue.
a conference.
Origin of colloquy
1Other words from colloquy
- col·lo·quist, noun
Words Nearby colloquy
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How to use colloquy in a sentence
But teenagers were (and still are in present-day text messages) having an ancient colloquy of deep significance.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness | P. J. O’Rourke | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had a public colloquy with a local Sheikh, which stopped abruptly when he was threatened by his constituency.
But first he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.
The Red Year | Louis TracyWhy should they not dawdle at their labor sitting upon the fence in endless colloquy while the harvest rots upon the stalk?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe king endeavoured to persuade his brother to return to his court, when the following colloquy took place between them.
Ancient Irish Poetry | Various
And that insufficient colloquy was the beginning of a prolonged estrangement between us.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsOnce more Mitchy watched him revolve a little, but now, familiarly yet with a sharp emphasis, he himself resumed their colloquy.
The Awkward Age | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for colloquy
/ (ˈkɒləkwɪ) /
a formal conversation or conference
a literary work in dialogue form
an informal conference on religious or theological matters
Origin of colloquy
1Derived forms of colloquy
- colloquist, noun
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