colloquy

Meanings

Noun

• A conversation or dialogue.
• A formal conference.
• A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
• A written discourse.
• A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.

Verb

• To converse.

Related

Opposite words

• soliloquy

Broader meaning words

• conversation, conference, discourse, discussion

Origin

• From Latin colloquium, from com- (English com-) + form of loquor (from which English locution and other words). colloquium.