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DIALOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
Example:
he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek
Synonyms:
dialog; dialogue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dialog" is a kind of...):
literary composition; literary work (imaginative or creative writing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
Synonyms:
dialog; dialogue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dialog" is a kind of...):
book; playscript; script (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
Meronyms (parts of "dialog"):
actor's line; speech; words (words making up the dialogue of a play)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dialog"):
duologue (a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A conversation between two persons
Synonyms:
dialog; dialogue; duologue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dialog" is a kind of...):
talk; talking (an exchange of ideas via conversation)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb dialog
