US /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/ UK /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
noun verb Freq #29829

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A conversation between two or more people.

    The two leaders held a long dialog about peace.

  2. 2
    noun

    The words spoken by characters in a play, film, or story.

    The film has very natural, believable dialog.

  3. 3
    noun

    A discussion between sides aimed at reaching agreement.

    The union called for an open dialog with management.

  4. 4
    noun

    A small window on a computer screen that asks the user for information or a choice.

    A dialog appeared asking whether to save the file.

Thesaurus

Opposites
introspectionmonologmultilog
Word family
Forms dialogeddialogingdialogs
Derived forms dialogicdialogisedialogismdialogistdialogizesubdialog
Related forms dialectdialecticdialecticaldialecticallydialogicaldialogicallydialogisticdialogistically

Etymology

Variant of dialogue. Equivalent to dia- + -log or di- + -alog.

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