COLLOQUY
colloquy
(noun) formal conversation
colloquy
(noun) a conversation especially a formal one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
colloquy (countable and uncountable, plural colloquies)
A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete) A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
(legal) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
Antonyms
• (a conversation of multiple people): soliloquy
Hypernyms
• conversation, conference, discourse, discussion
Coordinate terms
• dialog, dialogue
Verb
colloquy (third-person singular simple present colloquys, present participle colloquying, simple past and past participle colloquied)
(intransitive, rare) To converse.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"lo*quy, n.; pl. Colloquies. Etym: [L. colloquium. See Collocution.]
1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood.
2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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