colloquy
(noun) formal conversation
colloquy
(noun) a conversation especially a formal one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (a conversation of multiple people): soliloquy
• conversation, conference, discourse, discussion
• dialog, dialogue
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
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
