different between relations vs colloquy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???le???nz/
• Hyphenation: re?la?tions

Noun

relations

1. plural of relation

Anagrams

• Orientals, Orléanist, Tiroleans, orientals, serotinal, tailerons, tensorial

French

Noun

relations f

1. plural of relation

Anagrams

• alertions, talerions

Swedish

Noun

relations

1. indefinite genitive singular of relation

Anagrams

• laotierns

English

Etymology

From Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from com- (“together, with”) (English com-) + form of loquor (“speak”) (from which English locution and other words). Doublet of colloquium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?l'?-kw?, IPA^(key): /?k?.l?.kwi/

Noun

colloquy (countable and uncountable, plural colloquies)

1. A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
2. (obsolete) A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
3. (Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
4. A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
5. (law) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.

Antonyms

• (a conversation of multiple people): soliloquy

Hypernyms

• conversation, conference, discourse, discussion

Coordinate terms

• dialog, dialogue

Derived terms

• colloquial
• colloquist

Related terms

Translations

See also

• colloquium

Verb

colloquy (third-person singular simple present colloquys, present participle colloquying, simple past and past participle colloquied)

1. (intransitive, rare) To converse.

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