duologue
Americannoun
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a conversation between two persons; dialogue.
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a dramatic performance or piece in the form of a dialogue limited to two speakers.
noun
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a part or all of a play in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
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a less common word for dialogue
Etymology
Origin of duologue
First recorded in 1860–65; duo- + (mono)logue
Vocabulary lists containing duologue
It Takes Two: Di
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Set in a cramped La Puente apartment, the play is a bilingual duologue between Alma, an undocumented immigrant, and Angel, her American-born daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
There should be plenty of give and take in their duologue.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2014
There are moments of cultural frisson, like “Bulería con Ricardo,” featuring the pianist Pedro Ricardo Miño, and “Boy Meets Girl,” a duologue with Mr. Habichuela.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2012
But this newer play is not a duologue but a monologue — Robertson is alone on stage all night long, with only Kevin Depinet's ghostly set and Mike Tutaj's projections for company.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 2, 2011
The speculative frown gave way to a smile; she laughed, a gleeful, girlish laugh, and tossed her head, unconsciously acting a little duologue, with nods and frowns and upward languishing glance.
From Big Game A Story for Girls by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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