Di"a*logue (?; 115), n. [OE.
dialogue, L. dialogus, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to
converse, dia` through + &?; to speak: cf. F.
dialogue. See Legend.] 1. A
conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal
conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic
exercises.
2. A written composition in which two or more
persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as,
the Dialogues of Plato.
Di"a*logue, v. i. [Cf. F.
dialoguer.] To take part in a dialogue; to
dialogize. [R.] Shak.
Di"a*logue, v. t. To express as in
dialogue. [R.]
And dialogued for him what he would
say.
Shak.