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     • colloquy / ˈkɒləkwɪ / noun a formal conversation or conference
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   What is Colloquy?

   • Definition of 'colloquy' Word Frequency Share × Credits × colloquyin British English (ˈkɒləkwɪ) nounWord forms: plural-quies 1. a formal conversationor conference 2. a literarywork in dialogueform 3. an informalconference on religious or theologicalmatters Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is colloquial speech?

   • Colloquial speech refers to an extra-territorial variety of language spoken in less formal, everyday situations. Dialects, which are limited geographically, vary even more from the standard variety in terms of grammatical, lexical and phonological features.

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   What is a vocabulary Colloquy?

   • Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. A colloquy is a formal talk, the opposite of a chat, such as the colloquy you have with your boss about a serious matter — far different from how you'll talk to your friends about it afterward.

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   How do you pronounce Colloquy?

   • To correctly pronounce colloquy, accent the first syllable: "KOLL uh kwee." The word comes from the Latin prefix com-, meaning "together," and loquium, meaning "speaking." That adds up to "speaking together." You probably recognize loqui, meaning "to speak," in words like locution and colloquial, which also involve speaking. "Colloquy."

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   What is the difference between Colloquy and colloquial?

   • As a matter of fact, colloquy is the parent word from which colloquial was coined in the mid-18th century. Colloquy itself, though now the less common of the two words, has been a part of the English language since the 15th century. It is a descendant of Latin loquī, meaning "to speak."

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   What is a synonym for Colloquy?

   • Synonyms of 'colloquy' talk, conference, debate, discussion More Synonyms of colloquy Trends of colloquy

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   speech. tête-à-tête. See more results » Examples from literature. (Definition of colloquy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of colloquy. colloquy. The whole colloquy could fruitfully be analyzed to explore the ironies of assuming a received persona. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   • Colloquy in Simplified Chinese

     COLLOQUY translate: 正式谈话，会谈. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Colloquy in Traditional Chinese

     COLLOQUY translate: 正式談話，會談. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   1. : conversation, dialogue. a colloquy between senators. 2. : a high-level serious discussion : conference. a colloquy between the trial judge and defendant. Did you know? Colloquy may make you think of colloquial, and there is indeed a connection between the two words.

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   A colloquy is a formal talk, the opposite of a chat, such as the colloquy you have with your boss about a serious matter — far different from how you'll talk to your friends about it afterward.

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   colloquy in British English. (ˈkɒləkwɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -quies. 1. a formal conversation or conference. 2. a literary work in dialogue form. 3. an informal conference on religious or theological matters.

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   Colloquy definition: a conversational exchange; dialogue.. See examples of COLLOQUY used in a sentence.

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   colloquy ( pl. colloquys or colloquies) A conversation or dialogue. ( from 16th c.) 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew: And she repeated the free caress into which her colloquies with Maisie almost always broke and which made the child feel that her affection at least was a gage of safety.

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   Origin of Colloquy From Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com- ) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). From Wiktionary