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Interlocutory

//ˌɪntə(ɹ)ləˈkjuːtəɹi// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation. not-comparable

    "[A]s he passed through the crowded anterooms . . . never did Leicester return the general greeting with such ready and condescending courtesy. . . . For all the favourite Earl had a bow and smile at least, and often a kind word. . . . A few of Leicester's interlocutory sentences ran as follows:— "Poynings, good morrow; and how does your wife and fair daughter? . . .""

  2. 2
    Interjected into something spoken. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    consisting of dialogue wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person engaged in a conversation, an interlocutor. rare

    "Lady Britomart is . . . well mannered and yet appallingly outspoken and indifferent to the opinion of her interlocutory."

  2. 2
    Interpolated discussion or dialogue.

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