Dialog

//ˈdaɪəlɑɡ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Uncommon spelling of dialogue. US, alt-of, countable, uncommon, uncountable

    "The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates."

  2. 2
    a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of dialog box. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "You'll be prompted with the New Project dialog (see Figure 1.11) from which you'll have at least two types of projects from which to choose […]"

  4. 4
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction wordnet
  5. 5
    a conversation between two persons wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Uncommon spelling of dialogue. US, alt-of, uncommon

Synonyms

All synonyms
colloquydialog boxdialog boxdialoguedialogueduologue

Example

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"The writer is very good at a dialog."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

dialog balloondialog boxdialog tagdialog windowmodal dialogdialog box

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