Dictionary Definition
colloquy
Noun
1 a conversation especially a formal one
2 formal conversation
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
First attested 1555–1565: From 2=colloquium.Pronunciation
Noun
- A formal conversation.
- A formal conference.
- A written discourse.
- A discussion during a trail in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his rights are.
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Extensive Definition
Colloquy (from Latin colloquium: con- [together]
+ loqui [speak]); meaning "discussion" or "conversation"; may refer
to the following:
- a religious colloquy to settle differences of doctrine or dogma, also called a colloquium (meeting, discussion), as in the historical Colloquy at Poissy, and like the legal colloquy, most often with a certain degree of judging involved. Religious colloquys are relatively common as a means to avoid calling full synods and avoiding out and out breaches leading to schisms.
- Colloquy (company), a loyalty marketing company based in Milford, Ohio
- Colloquy (law), a legal term
- Colloquy (IRC client), an IRC client for Mac OS X
- Colloquy (Society), an internet-based high IQ group, see High IQ society
- The Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, the online companion of the Northwestern University Law Review
colloquy in Simple English: Colloquy
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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