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colloquy (noun)

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  • colloquy — ► NOUN (pl. colloquies) 1) formal a conference or conversation. 2) a gathering for discussion of theological questions. ORIGIN Latin colloquium conversation …   English terms dictionary

  • colloquy — noun (plural quies) Etymology: Latin colloquium, from colloqui to converse, from com + loqui to speak Date: 15th century 1. conversation, dialogue 2. a high level serious discussion ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • colloquy — noun /ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/ a) A conversation or dialogue. 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. b) A church court held by… …   Wiktionary

  • colloquy — noun (C) formal a conversation compare soliloquy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • colloquy — /ˈkɒləkwi / (say koluhkwee) noun (plural colloquies) 1. a speaking together; a conversation. 2. a conference. 3. (in certain Reformed Churches) a governing body corresponding to a presbytery. 4. a literary composition in dialogue form. {Latin… …  

  • colloquy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. debate, dialogue, conference; see conversation , discussion 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. talk, conversation, dialogue, discussion, chat, discourse, council, conference. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Spoken… …   English dictionary for students

  • colloquy — col|lo|quy [ kaləkwi ] noun count VERY FORMAL a conversation or meeting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • colloquy — [ kɒləkwi] noun (plural colloquies) 1》 formal a conversation. 2》 a gathering for discussion of theological questions. Origin ME: from L. colloquium conversation …   English new terms dictionary

  • conversation — noun he may have overheard our conversation Syn: discussion, talk, chat, gossip, tête à tête, heart to heart, exchange, dialogue; informal confab, jaw, chitchat, chinwag, gabfest; formal confabulation, colloquy •• conversation, chat, colloquy,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • group discussion — noun a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic • Syn: ↑conference • Derivationally related forms: ↑confer (for: ↑conference) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • colloquium — noun (plural quiums or colloquia) Etymology: Latin, colloquy Date: 1844 a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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