dialog

See also: Dialog, dialogue, and diàlog

English

Etymology

Variant of dialogue.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

dialog (countable and uncountable, plural dialogs)

  1. (computing) A dialog box.
    Alternative form: dialogue (nonstandard)
    • 2002, Christopher Tacke, Timothy Bassett, Embedded Visual Basic: Windows CE and Pocket PC Mobile Applications:
      You'll be prompted with the New Project dialog (see Figure 1.11) from which you'll have at least two types of projects from which to choose []
  2. (sometimes proscribed) US spelling of dialogue.
    • 2008, Peter Kreeft, Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death[4], InterVarsity Press, →ISBN, page 10:
      The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates.
    • 2014, Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, Peter A. Stott, “Explaining Extreme Events”, in American Meteorological Society[5], archived from the original on 17 April 2015:
      As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013).
    • 2008, Jay Rose, chapter 8, in Audio Postproduction for Film and Video[6] (Motion Pictures), Focal Press, →ISBN, page 18-:
      Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog.
    • 1475, Higden's Polychronicon:
      Seynte Aldelme returnyde to Briteyne..makenge mony noble bookes ... of the rewles of feete metricalle, of metaplasmus, of dialog metricalle.

Usage notes

Some style guides suggest limiting dialog to computing contexts, leaving dialogue for literary contexts.[1][2][3]

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dialog (third-person singular simple present dialogs, present participle dialoging, simple past and past participle dialoged)

  1. US spelling of dialogue.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Brewer, Robert Lee (14 December 2020) “Dialog vs. Dialogue (Grammar Rules)”, in Writer's Digest[1]
  2. ^ Gina (24 January 2023) “Dialogue vs. Dialog—Spelling in British & American English”, in Insights by LanguageTool[2]:Keep in mind that in American English, dialogue is the preferred spelling when referring to a conversation. However, dialog is an acceptable spelling, regardless of the context. Using dialogue or dialog is often a stylistic choice that depends on the style guide you’re following.
  3. ^ “Dialog vs. Dialogue: What’s the Difference?”, in Writing Explained[3], 12 November 2015

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪjalok]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dia‧log

Noun

dialog m inan

  1. dialog

Declension

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From dia- +‎ -log, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diaˈloˀ]

Noun

dialog c (singular definite dialogen, plural indefinite dialoger)

  1. dialogue

Declension

Declension of dialog
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dialog dialogen dialoger dialogerne
genitive dialogs dialogens dialogers dialogernes

Derived terms

  • dialogisk

References

Indonesian

Noun

dialog (plural dialog-dialog)

  1. dialog

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːalɔɡ(ə)/, /ˈdiːalɔːɡ(ə)/

Noun

dialog (plural dialogges)

  1. A literary discussion or a work written as one.
  2. (rare) An organised talk between two people.

Descendants

  • English: dialog, dialogue

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, conversation, discourse), from διά (diá, through, inter) + λόγος (lógos, speech, oration, discourse), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, to converse), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, to speak).

Noun

dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialoger, definite plural dialogene)

  1. dialog

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • dialogsamtale

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, conversation, discourse), from διά (diá, through, inter) + λόγος (lógos, speech, oration, discourse), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, to converse), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, to speak).

Noun

dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialogar, definite plural dialogane)

  1. dialog

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • dialogsamtale

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.lɔk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɔk
  • Syllabification: dia‧log

Noun

dialog m inan

  1. dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals)
    Synonym: rozmowa

Declension

Further reading

  • dialog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dialog in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dialogue.

Noun

dialog n (plural dialoguri)

  1. dialog

Declension

Declension of dialog
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dialog dialogul dialoge dialogele
genitive-dative dialog dialogului dialoge dialogelor
vocative dialogule dialogelor

Swedish

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

dialog c

  1. dialog

Declension