colloquy
Americannoun
plural
colloquies-
a conversational exchange; dialogue.
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a conference.
noun
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a formal conversation or conference
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a literary work in dialogue form
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an informal conference on religious or theological matters
Other Word Forms
- colloquist noun
Etymology
Origin of colloquy
1555–65; < Latin colloquium colloquium
Example Sentences
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The unintended effect, however, is of cramped twin biographies, when what we’re here for is a drawn-out colloquy in a tight space: Lewis’ gentle prodding of a rationalist’s edges versus Freud’s fulminating about God’s existence.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023
During a colloquy with Grossman, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson displayed her superior grasp on a 1796 precedent narrowing the definition of unconstitutional “direct” taxes.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023
“When something was wrong, there was a real colloquy between the court and Congress. The court would say, ‘Hey, this doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.’
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022
“That’s the remedy you have,” Justice Rolando T. Acosta said in a colloquy with Futerfas.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2022
Plainly skeptical but unwilling to engage in a colloquy with a wheedling Teller, Fermi pleaded that he was too tired from the flight to give him a hearing, much less a commitment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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