Argumentative vs Dialogue - What's the difference?
argumentative | dialogue |
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
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In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
(computing) A dialogue box.
(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
As an adjective argumentative
is prone to argue or dispute.As a verb dialogue is
.dialogue
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Alternative forms
* (US and computing) dialogNoun
(en noun)- Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
- The hours of dialogue with Winfrey, which culminated in a choked-up moment on Friday night as he discussed the impact of his cheating on his family, appear to have failed to give Armstrong the redemption that he craves.
- The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
- A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
- Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.
Antonyms
* introspection * monologue * multilogueDerived terms
( conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals) * dialogic * dialogical * dialogically * dialogism * dialogist * dialogistic * dialogistically * dialogize * modal dialogueVerb
(dialogu)- Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
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