Dialog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a conversation between two persons

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːoʊdnˌoʊdʒdʒuːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪəlɒɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪəlɒɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːoʊdnˌoʊdʒdʒuːnəl/.

Examples

he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

duologue dialogue

Parts of Speech

noun	a conversation between two persons
noun	the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
noun	a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people “he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dialogue

une conversation entre deux personnes

🇪🇸Spanish

diálogo

una conversación entre dos personas

🇮🇹Italian

dialogo

una conversazione tra due persone

🇳🇱Dutch

dialoog

een gesprek tussen twee personen

🇵🇹Portuguese

diálogo

uma conversa entre duas pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

диалог

разговор между двумя людьми

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संवाद

दो व्यक्तियों के बीच बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

ডায়ালগ

দুই ব্যক্তির মধ্যে কথোপকথন

🇮🇳Tamil

உரையாடல்

இரண்டு நபர்களுக்கு இடையே ஒரு உரையாடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

డైలాగ్

ఇద్దరు వ్యక్తుల మధ్య సంభాషణ

🇮🇳Marathi

संवाद

दोन व्यक्तींमधील संभाषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવાદ

બે વ્યક્તિઓ વચ્ચે વાતચીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂವಾದ

ಇಬ್ಬರು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡയലോഗ്

രണ്ട് വ്യക്തികൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള സംഭാഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਇਲਾਗ

ਦੋ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈائیلاگ

دو افراد کے درمیان بات چیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对话

两个人之间的对话

🇯🇵Japanese

ダイアログ

二人の間の会話

🇰🇷Korean

대화

두 사람 사이의 대화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hộp thoại

cuộc trò chuyện giữa hai người

🇹🇭Thai

กล่องโต้ตอบ

การสนทนาระหว่างคนสองคน

🇵🇭Filipino

diyalogo

pag-uusap ng dalawang tao

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحوار

محادثة بين شخصين

🇮🇷Persian

گفتگو

مکالمه بین دو نفر

🇹🇷Turkish

diyalog

iki kişi arasında geçen bir konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

דו-שיח

שיחה בין שני אנשים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dialog'?

The primary meaning of 'dialog' is 'a conversation between two persons'.

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Using 'dialog' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dialog' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dialog' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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