Colloquy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colloquy \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See
     {Collocution}.]
     1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference;
        conversation.
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              They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about
              religion.                             --A. Wood.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colloquy
       n 1: a conversation especially a formal one
       2: formal conversation

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "colloquy":
     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