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Dialogue vs. Duologue — What's the Difference?

Dialogue vs. Duologue — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Dialogue and Duologue

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Dialogue

Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature.

Duologue

A dialogue or conversation between two persons
"a reasonably well-constructed duologue for two experienced performers" (Noel Coward).

Dialogue

A conversation between two or more people.

Duologue

A conversation between two persons; dialogue.

Dialogue

A discussion of positions or beliefs, especially between groups to resolve a disagreement.
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Duologue

A dramatic performance or piece in the form of a dialogue limited to two speakers.

Dialogue

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative.

Duologue

A conversation between two persons

Dialogue

The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken.

Duologue

A part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors

Dialogue

A literary work written in the form of a conversation
The dialogues of Plato.

Dialogue

(Music) A composition or passage for two or more parts, suggestive of conversational interplay.

Dialogue

To express as or in a dialogue
Dialogued parts of the story.

Dialogue

To engage in a dialogue.

Dialogue

A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
Start up a dialogue

Dialogue

(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.

Dialogue

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.

Dialogue

(computing) A dialogue box.
Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

Dialogue

To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.

Dialogue

(transitive) To put into dialogue form.

Dialogue

(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Dialogue

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

Dialogue

A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.

Dialogue

To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Dialogue

To express as in dialogue.
And dialogued for him what he would say.

Dialogue

A conversation between two persons

Dialogue

The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

Dialogue

A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people;
He has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek

Dialogue

A discussion intended to produce an agreement;
The buyout negotiation lasted several days
They disagreed but kept an open dialogue
Talks between Israelis and Palestinians

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