Interlocution

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Discussion or conversation. countable, uncountable

    "[T]wo actors were introduced to sustain fictitious characters and carry on a dialogue in such manner that the songs of the chorus and the interlocution of the actors formed a continuous piece."

  2. 2
    An intermediate decree before final decision. countable, uncountable

Example

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"[T]wo actors were introduced to sustain fictitious characters and carry on a dialogue in such manner that the songs of the chorus and the interlocution of the actors formed a continuous piece."

Etymology

From inter- + locution.

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