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Colloquy
Definitions
- 1 A conversation or dialogue. countable, uncountable
"And she repeated the free caress into which her colloquies with Maisie almost always broke and which made the child feel that her affection at least was a gage of safety."
- 2 formal conversation wordnet
- 3 A formal conference. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 4 a conversation especially a formal one wordnet
- 5 A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A written discourse. countable, uncountable
- 7 A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his or her rights are. countable, uncountable
"At the end of the colloquy, Judge Spicer asked Carr whether anyone had "pressured" him into accepting the deal."
- 8 A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy countable, uncountable
"The Colloquies are, in essence, a textbook of linguistic exercises to help students to practice and improve their Latin, but Erasmus also recognized his book’s potential for inspiring Europe with his humanist ideals."
- 1 To converse. intransitive, rare
Etymology
From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.
From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.
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