-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

“He said, 'It takes them two years to get permits in California,' ” Logue recalls.

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"I can cure you," Logue declared after they had spent an hour and a half together.

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Logue, listening at home in London, with friends, rang the king immediately afterward to congratulate him.

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Of all the women ever romantically linked to Strom Thurmond, none was as deadly as Sue Logue.

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Cardinal Logue might declare that the Sinn Fein programme was insane, but it was persisted in without regard to his opinion.

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But for me all the Sahib-Logue would have been dead ere this.

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When Cardinal Logue's father died there was a collection for the general Church which realised more than eight hundred pounds.

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I assisted in leading him to a sofa in his cabin, where he was tenderly cared for by Dr. Logue, and then I assumed command.

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"Sahib logue" (sahibs) "mem logue" (ladies), "baba logue" (children).

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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?