col|lo|quy

col|lo|quy
col|lo|quy «KOL uh kwee», noun, plural -quies.
1. a talking together; conversation; conference: »

For a few moments the Queen spoke in turn to each one of her guests; and during these short uneasy colloquies the aridity of royalty was apt to become painfully evident (Lytton Strachey).

2. a written dialogue: »

Erasmus's Colloquies.

3. a body in some Reformed churches composed of the pastors and church elders of a district, similar to a presbytery; classis.
╂[< Latin colloquium conference, conversation < colloquī < com- with + loquī speak]

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  • quy — col·lo·quy; ex·e·quy; ob·lo·quy; ob·se·quy; pau·cil·o·quy; pec·to·ril·o·quy; so·lil·o·quy; som·nil·o·quy; stul·til·o·quy; ven·tril·o·quy; cli·quy; …   English syllables

  • colloquy — col·lo·quy …   English syllables

  • colloquy — col•lo•quy [[t]ˈkɒl ə kwi[/t]] n. pl. quies 1) a dialogue 2) a conference • Etymology: 1555–65; < L colloquium col′lo•quist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • colloquy — col|lo|quy [ˈkɔləkwi US ˈka: ] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: colloquium, from colloqui to have a conversation , from com ( COM ) + loqui to speak ] a conversation →↑soliloquy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • colloquy — col|lo|quy [ kaləkwi ] noun count VERY FORMAL a conversation or meeting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… …   English syllables

  • Colloquies — Colloquy Col lo*quy, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See {Collocution}.] 1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. [1913 Webster] They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colloquy — Col lo*quy, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See {Collocution}.] 1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. [1913 Webster] They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood. [1913 Webster] 2. In… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • colloquy — col·lo·quy / kä lə kwē/ n: a discussion during a hearing between the judge and the defendant usu. to ascertain the defendant s understanding of his or her rights and of the court proceedings Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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