noun · irregular · countable / uncountable · rare

colloquy

colloquy · colloquies

собеседование, разговор

Gespräch, Kolloquium, Konversation, Religionsgespräch

A conversation or dialogueA conversation or dialogue.

/ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/

Meaning

6 senses

(countable, formal, uncountable)A conversation or dialogue.
Gespräch, Kolloquium, Konversation
собесе́дованиеsobesédovanije, разгово́рrazgovór
formal conversation
(countable, uncountable)A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
Religionsgespräch
(countable, uncountable)A written discourse.
(countable, uncountable)A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his or her rights are.
(countable, uncountable)A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A formal conference.
конфере́нцияkonferéncija
a conversation especially a formal one

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

conversation, dialogue:

formal conference:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

conversation, dialogue:

Christianity: church court held by certain Reformed denominations:

Origin

From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“tog

From Middle English colloquies pl, from Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.

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