colloquy

Meaning

1. # A conversation or dialogue.
2. A formal conference.
3. A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
4. A written discourse.
5. 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.
6. A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
7. To converse.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy 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.

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