interlocution

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˌɪntɚloʊˈkjuʃən/ UK /ˌɪntələˈkjuːʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
dialogue or conversation; an interchange of speech

The treaty was hammered out through months of patient interlocution.

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Synonyms

1 noun · dialogue or conversation;... dialogue conversation colloquy discourse exchange parley

Opposites

monologue silence

Word family

Related forms interlocutorinterlocutorylocution elocution

Etymology

From Latin interlocutio ('a speaking between'), from interloqui ('to speak between, interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + loqui ('to speak').

interlocutio Latin loqui Latin

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# interlocution

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɚloʊˈkjuʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntələˈkjuːʃən/

## Meanings
1. dialogue or conversation; an interchange of speech

## Examples
- The treaty was hammered out through months of patient interlocution.

## Synonyms
- dialogue
- conversation
- colloquy
- discourse
- exchange
- parley

## Antonyms
- monologue
- silence

## Related Forms
- interlocutor
- interlocutory
- locution
- elocution

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interlocutio
- Root: loqui

## Etymology
From Latin interlocutio ('a speaking between'), from interloqui ('to speak between, interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + loqui ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
interlocution comes from Latin interlocutio ('a speaking between'), from interloqui ('to speak between, interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + loqui ('to speak'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "dialogue or conversation; an interchange of speech", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interlocutor, interlocutory, locution, and elocution. Its semantic neighborhood includes dialogue, conversation, colloquy, and discourse, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin interlocutio and Latin loqui.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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