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dialog

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See also: Dialog, dialogue, and diàlog

English

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Etymology

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Variant of dialogue.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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dialog (countable and uncountable, plural dialogs)

  1. (computing) A dialog box.
    Alternative form: dialogue (nonstandard)
    • 2002, Christopher Tacke, Timothy Bassett, Embedded Visual Basic: Windows CE and Pocket PC Mobile Applications:
      You'll be prompted with the New Project dialog (see Figure 1.11) from which you'll have at least two types of projects from which to choose []
  2. (sometimes proscribed) US spelling of dialogue.
    • 2008, Peter Kreeft, Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death[4], InterVarsity Press, →ISBN, page 10:
      The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates.
    • 2014, Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, Peter A. Stott, “Explaining Extreme Events”, in American Meteorological Society[5], archived from the original on 17 April 2015:
      As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013).
    • 2008, Jay Rose, chapter 8, in Audio Postproduction for Film and Video[6] (Motion Pictures), Focal Press, →ISBN, page 18-:
      Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog.
    • 1475, Higden's Polychronicon:
      Seynte Aldelme returnyde to Briteyne..makenge mony noble bookes ... of the rewles of feete metricalle, of metaplasmus, of dialog metricalle.

Usage notes

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Some style guides suggest limiting dialog to computing contexts, leaving dialogue for literary contexts.[1][2][3]

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Verb

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dialog (third-person singular simple present dialogs, present participle dialoging, simple past and past participle dialoged)

  1. US spelling of dialogue.

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References

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  1. ^ Brewer, Robert Lee (2020 December 14) “Dialog vs. Dialogue (Grammar Rules)”, in Writer's Digest[1]
  2. ^ Gina (2023 January 24) “Dialogue vs. Dialog—Spelling in British & American English”, in Insights by LanguageTool[2]:Keep in mind that in American English, dialogue is the preferred spelling when referring to a conversation. However, dialog is an acceptable spelling, regardless of the context. Using dialogue or dialog is often a stylistic choice that depends on the style guide you’re following.
  3. ^ “Dialog vs. Dialogue: What’s the Difference?”, in Writing Explained[3], 2015 November 12

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪjalok]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dia‧log

Noun

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dialog m inan

  1. dialog

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Further reading

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Danish

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Etymology

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From dia- +‎ -log, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

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Noun

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dialog c (singular definite dialogen, plural indefinite dialoger)

  1. dialogue

Declension

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Declension of dialog
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dialog dialogen dialoger dialogerne
genitive dialogs dialogens dialogers dialogernes

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Indonesian

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Noun

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dialog (plural dialog-dialog)

  1. dialog

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːalɔɡ(ə)/, /ˈdiːalɔːɡ(ə)/

Noun

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dialog (plural dialogges)

  1. A literary discussion or a work written as one.
  2. (rare) An organised talk between two people.

Descendants

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  • English: dialog, dialogue

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, conversation, discourse), from διά (diá, through, inter) + λόγος (lógos, speech, oration, discourse), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, to converse), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, to speak).

Noun

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dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialoger, definite plural dialogene)

  1. dialog

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, conversation, discourse), from διά (diá, through, inter) + λόγος (lógos, speech, oration, discourse), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, to converse), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, to speak).

Noun

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dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialogar, definite plural dialogane)

  1. dialog

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dialog m inan

  1. dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals)
    Synonym: rozmowa

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Further reading

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  • dialog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dialog in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dialogue.

Noun

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dialog n (plural dialoguri)

  1. dialog

Declension

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Declension of dialog
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dialog dialogul dialoge dialogele
genitive-dative dialog dialogului dialoge dialogelor
vocative dialogule dialogelor

Swedish

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Etymology

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dia- +‎ -log

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Noun

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dialog c

  1. dialog

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