1. A conversation between two persons
   "The play consisted entirely of dialogue between the two main characters"; "The movie's strength lay in its witty dialogue";
   - dialog [US], duologue
    
2. The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
   "The witty dialogue kept the audience engaged throughout the play";
   - dialog [US]
    
3. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
   "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek";
   - dialog [US]
    
4. A discussion intended to produce an agreement
   "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue";
   - negotiation, talks

1. Have a conversation, discussion or negotiation
   "The two leaders agreed to dialogue about the border dispute";
   - dialog [N. Amer]

Derived forms: dialogues, dialoguing, dialogued

Type of: book, discussion, give-and-take, literary composition, literary work, playscript, script, talk, talking, word

Encyclopedia: Dialogue