[ˈdʌɪəlɒɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film
(e.g: the book consisted of a series of dialogues)


Phrases:
- dialogue of the deaf

Origin:
Old English dialogas (plural), from Latin from Greek dialogos, from dia ‘through’ + logos ‘word’; compare with Greek dialegesthai ‘converse with’; subsequently reinforced by Old French dialoge

[ˈdʌɪəlɒɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem
(e.g: he stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas)


Phrases:
- dialogue of the deaf

Origin:
Old English dialogas (plural), from Latin from Greek dialogos, from dia ‘through’ + logos ‘word’; compare with Greek dialegesthai ‘converse with’; subsequently reinforced by Old French dialoge