colloquy

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A formal conversation or discussion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.

Examples

  • The leaders held a private colloquy to discuss the peace treaty.

  • The professor engaged in a colloquy with students.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A formal conference.

  2. A conversation or dialogue.

  3. A written discourse.

More examples

In context

  • Their colloquy lasted for several hours.

  • And she repeated the free caress into which her colloquies with Maisie almost always broke and which made the child feel that her affection at least was a gage of safety.

  • House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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.