n.
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.
▸discussion directed towards exploration of a subject or resolution of a problem.
v.
chiefly N. Amer. take part in dialogue.
▸provide (a film or play) with dialogue.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. dialoge, via L. from Gk dialogos, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’, from dia ‘through’ + legein ‘speak’.
