colloquies
Serious extended discussions
Colloquies is the plural of colloquy, a formal or literary word for a conversation or dialogue.
The term often implies serious discussion rather than casual chat: The ambassador engaged in private colloquies with foreign ministers.
In religious contexts, a colloquy may be a formal conference between opposing parties.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
- discussionExchange of ideas
talks · confabulation · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · interlocution · exchange · communion · chat
Formal expert discussion meeting
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- forumGathering place for discourse
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
assembly · conclave · summit · roundtable · panel · deliberation · council · plenary
Spoken exchange between parties
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
discourse · banter · scriptwriting · playwriting · Socratic dialogue · epistolary
Church governing assembly
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- communionProfound shared closeness
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
assembly · consistory · conclave · conference · canonical · pastoral
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
discussion · talks · confabulation · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · interlocution · exchange · communion · chat · powwow
symposium
Formal expert discussion meeting
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- forumGathering place for discourse
convocation · assembly · conclave · summit · roundtable · panel · deliberation · council · plenary · consultation
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
repartee · discourse · banter · scriptwriting · playwriting · Socratic dialogue · epistolary
synod
Church governing assembly
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- communionProfound shared closeness
congregation · assembly · consistory · conclave · conference · canonical · pastoral
colloquiessilences
Stops from speaking
monologues · silence · muteness · speechlessness · soliloquies
colloquieschit-chat
Informal trivial conversation
small talk · banter · gossip · chitchat · idle talk
colloquieschitchat
Informal light conversation
small talk · banter · gossip · idle chatter · prattle
- colloquial termsInformal everyday expressions
- colloquial languageInformal everyday speech
- colloquial speechInformal everyday language
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