colloquy

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A conversation or dialogue.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A formal conference.
3. (countable, uncountable) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
4. (countable, uncountable) A written discourse.
5. (countable, uncountable) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his or her rights are.

Verb

To converse.

Synonyms

conversation

dialogue

talk

🗣️

converse

chat

speech

discourse

interlocution

discussion

dialog

homily

interaction

interview

meditation

mythos

parlance

speaking

🗣️

talking

speaking together

disceptation

arguing

convo

argumentation

communion

confabulation

conference

conversations

conversions

debate

deliberation

Translations

colloquio

🗣️

conversación

Konversation

coloquio

conversation

colloquium

colóquio

colloque

conversatio

conversazione

Kolloquium

dialogo

col·loqui

Gespräch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: colloquies

In summary

From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.