| Pronunciation: | | 'kâlukwee
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| Matching Terms: | | colloquial, colloquialism, colloquialize, colloquially, colloquist, colloquium
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- [n] formal conversation
- [n] a conversation especially a formal one
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| | See Also: | | conference, conversation, group discussion |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See
{Collocution}.]
1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference;
conversation.
They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about
religion. --A. Wood.
2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned
for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in
collegiate scholarship.
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| | Related Terms: | | chat, colloquial discourse, colloquium, communication, communion, confabulation, conversation, converse, conversing, dialogue, discourse, exchange, give-and-take, intercourse, interlocution, palaver, parley, rap session, rapping, seminar, talk, verbal intercourse |
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