Interlocution


[in-ter-luh-kyoo-shuh n] /ˌɪn tər ləˈkyu ʃən/

noun
1.
conversation; dialogue.
/ˌɪntəlɒˈkjuːʃən/
noun
1.
conversation, discussion, or dialogue
n.

1530s, from Latin interlocutionem (nominative interlocutio) “a speaking between, interlocution,” noun of action from past participle stem of interloqui (see interlocutor).

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