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Dialogue vs Speaking - What's the difference?

dialogue | speaking |

As verbs the difference between dialogue and speaking

is that dialogue is while speaking is .

As an adjective speaking is

used in speaking.

As a noun speaking is

one's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

dialogue

English

Alternative forms

* (US and computing) dialog

Noun

(en noun)
  • A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
    • Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
  • * 2013 , Paul Harris, Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession'' (in ''The Guardian , 19 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/19/lance-armstrong-legal-challenges-confession]
    • 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.
  • In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
    • The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
  • A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
    • A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
  • (computing) A dialogue box.
    • Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

    Antonyms

    * introspection * monologue * multilogue

    Derived terms

    ( conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals) * dialogic * dialogical * dialogically * dialogism * dialogist * dialogistic * dialogistically * dialogize * modal dialogue

    Related terms

    * dialect * dialectic

    Verb

    (dialogu)
  • (informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
    • Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
  • (obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
    • (Shakespeare)

    speaking

    English

    (wikipedia speaking)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Used in speaking.
    • one's normal speaking voice
  • Expressive; eloquent.
    • The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
  • Involving speaking.
    • It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
  • Having the ability of speech.
    • speaking parrot''; ''speaking clock
  • # (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
  • the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast

    • Antonyms

    * (expressive) unspeaking * (involving speaking) nonspeaking

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
  • :I can read and understand mosts texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
  • The act of communicating vocally.
  • * 2011 , Jimmie W. Greene, ?Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder (page 50)
    • Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.
  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story.

    • Verb

    (head)

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