dialog
English
/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/, /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
- In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
- A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
- (computing) A dialog box.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dialog (A literary discussion a work written as one) derived from Old French dialogue derived from Latin dialogus derived from Ancient Greek διάλογος (discourse, conversation).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διάλογος
Gloss
discourse, conversation
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
論
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dialogist English
- dialogistic English
- dialogue English
- subdialog English
- trialogue English
- dialogus Latin
- dialógus Hungarian
- dialogo Italian
- dialogue French
- diálogo Spanish, Castilian
- διάλογος Ancient Greek
- dialog Norwegian Bokmål
- diálogo Portuguese
- dialog Norwegian Nynorsk
- dialog Middle English
- dialoge Old French
- dialogue Old French
- diàleg Catalan, Valencian
- diálogo Galician
- διάλογος Greek (modern)