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for colloquy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Colloquy \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. Colloquies. [L. colloquium. See
Collocution.]
1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference;
conversation.
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They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about
religion. --A. Wood.
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2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned
for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in
collegiate scholarship.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
colloquy
n 1: a conversation especially a formal one
2: formal conversation
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "colloquy":
chat, colloquial discourse, colloquium, communication, communion,
confabulation, conversation, converse, conversing, dialogue,
discourse, exchange, give-and-take, intercourse, interlocution,
palaver, parley, rap session, rapping, seminar, talk,
verbal intercourse
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