-logue

1. a combining form used in the names of kinds of discourse, spoken or written:

   analogue; monologue; travelogue.

-logue

combining form

1. indicating speech or discourse of a particular kind

   travelogue

   monologue

Word History and Origins

Origin of -logue¹

< French < Latin -logus < Greek -logos. See logos

Word History and Origins

Origin of -logue¹

from French, from Greek -logos

Example Sentences

Moses was racist, but several of his urban renewal peers, like Ed Logue in Boston or Elizabeth Wood in Chicago, had sincere progressive motives for tearing down and rebuilding cities.

From Slate

The plot follows the story of King George VI overcoming his severe stutter and his unexpected friendship with speech therapist Lionel Logue in the lead up to World War II.

From BBC

A market high won’t eliminate anxiety about a potential recession or the risk that interest rates stay high longer than investors currently expect, said Tom Logue, a strategist at Commonwealth Financial Network.

From New York Times

“To the everyday investor, to the retail investor, it’s a positive thing,” Mr. Logue said.

From New York Times

Daniel Logue, consultant, says that the R290 heat pumps included in the trial have performed well.

From BBC

Words That Use -logue

What does -logue mean?

The combining form -logue is used like a suffix meaning “discourse,” either spoken or written. Discourse means “communication of thought by words.” The form -logue is often used in everyday and technical terms.

The form -logue comes from Greek -logos, meaning “word” or “discourse.” To learn more about logos, you can read our entry on the English word logos here.

What are variants of -logue?

Occasionally, particularly in American English, -logue is spelled without the final -ue, as in analog. Additional related forms include -logic and -logy. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on all three forms.

Examples of -logue

An example of a word you may have encountered that features -logue is monologue, “a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker.” Monologue comes from French monologue, which uses the equivalent of the form -logue in that language.

The mono- part of the word means “alone,” “single,” or “one,” from Greek mónos. As we already know, -logue means “discourse.” Monologue literally translates to “single discourse.”

What are some words that use the equivalent of the combining form -logue in Greek?

• apologue
• dialogue
• homologue
• prologue
• theologue

What are some other forms that -logue may be commonly confused with?

• -glot
• -ling
• -ol
• -ole
• -ule

Not every word that ends with the exact letters -logue, such as catalogue or collogue, is necessarily using the combining form -logue to denote “discourse.” Learn why catalogue means “a complete list of items” at our entry for the word.

Break it down!

The combining form homo- means “same.” With this in mind, what does homologue literally mean?