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duologue

duologue

1 8.9
A conversation between two people, often in a play
  • noun
  • /ˈdjuːəˌlɔɡ/
  • Literature
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  • The film featured a memorable duologue between the lovers, revealing their deepest emotions.

Examples

  • During the rehearsal, the director emphasized the importance of timing in the duologue between the lead characters.

  • The nature of eddic poetry, with its penchant for duologues, means the poets relied upon a small cast of characters, especially when compared to an epic like the Nibelungenlied.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In the play, the two actors delivered a captivating duologue that highlighted their contrasting personalities.

Synonyms

dialog
vsduologue
  • US
4 3.4

A conversation between more than one person, often shown in books or plays

is a two person scene in a play rather than any conversation across media
interlocution
vsduologue
  • Archaic
9.9

A short acted scene that appears between the acts of a play

is a two person scene in a play not a brief between acts interlude

How Long

scene
∞ 1.9
duologue
  • Literature
1 8.9
exchange
119 3.5

Surface Forms

duologue singular
duologues plural

Morphology

duologue = duo (semi-transparent) = duo + logue

Formed from 'duo' + the combining form '-logue' and modeled on 'dialogue'/'monologue'; the meaning 'conversation by two' is inferable if a learner knows 'duo' and the pattern, but '-logue' is a less productive combining form for many learners.

Etymology

Duologue comes from duo ('two') and -logue ('speech' or 'talk'), the same parts you see in dialogue and monologue. So a duologue is simply a conversation or short part of a play for two people.