Dialogue vs. Duologue

A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

Example: ‘Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.’;

(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.

Example: ‘The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.’;

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

Example: ‘A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.’;

(computing) A dialogue box.

Example: ‘Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.’;

To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

Example: ‘Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.’;

(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.

To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

To express as in dialogue.

Example: ‘And dialogued for him what he would say.’;

a conversation between two persons

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people;

Example: ‘he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek’;

a discussion intended to produce an agreement;

Example: ‘the buyout negotiation lasted several days’; ‘they disagreed but kept an open dialogue’; ‘talks between Israelis and Palestinians’;

Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature.

A conversation between two persons; dialogue.

A dramatic performance or piece in the form of a dialogue limited to two speakers.

a conversation between two persons

a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors