dialogic

[ dahy-uh-loj-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
2. participating in dialogue.

Other Words From

• di·a·log·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialogic¹

1825–35; < Medieval Latin dialogicus < Greek dialogikós, equivalent to diálog ( os ) dialogue + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

“Music is so communal, it’s so personal, it’s so dialogic, it’s communitarian.”

From New York Times

Its simplicity is what makes it special, and its nonchalant skew away from dialogic sequences allows it to evoke this emotion in other, more primally sensory ways.

From The Verge

We remained dialogic readers without even knowing it.

From Washington Post

The doubt, filling a 35-page dialogic “dispute with the soul,” is as numbing as any talk of polar bears or melting Arctic ice.

From Washington Post

Starting in the late 1980s, studies showed that simply reading a picture book to a young child was not as effective as pausing to engage in “dialogic” reading.

From Scientific American