dialog

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/(UK)
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/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/(UK) · /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/(US) · /ˈɖaɪ(ə)lɔɡ/

Definition of dialog

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, alt-of, countable, uncommon, uncountable)Uncommon spelling of dialogue.
    “The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates.”
    “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.”
    “As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013).”
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noun

  1. (US, alt-of, countable, uncommon, uncountable)Uncommon spelling of dialogue.
    “The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates.”
    “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.”
    “As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013).”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of dialog box.
    “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 […]”

verb

  1. (US, alt-of, uncommon)Uncommon spelling of dialogue.

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Etymology

Variant of dialogue. Equivalent to dia- + -log or di- + -alog.

Anagrams of dialog

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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