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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