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(uncommon) An actor, someone who or something which acts.
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(archaic, rare) The first part of a speech; a prosaic introduction; the highlight of a sermon, lecture, or other form of address.
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Alternative letter-case form of Betteridge's law [(journalism) An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".]
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Alternative form of Betteridge's law [(journalism) An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".]
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Alternative form of breve used in Scots law
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A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
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(chiefly in the plural) Any of the three rules for drama derived from Aristotle's Poetics: unity of action (a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots), unity of time (the action should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours), and unity of place (a play should exist in a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place).
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(US) A form of theater where the script is not written in advance, but develops from collaborative, usually improvisatory, work, often by the performers themselves.
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An instance of multiple people speaking to each other; a conversation or conference.
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One who takes part in a colloquy
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A person skilled in general conversation.
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Someone skilled in the art of conversation.
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A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
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A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
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Alternative form of dialoguer [A participant in a dialogue.]
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(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dialogue, tag.
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A participant in a dialogue.
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One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
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(obsolete) A discourser.
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Alternative form of duologue [A conversation between two persons; dialogue.]
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A conversation between two persons; dialogue.
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(journalism, literature) A form of journalese characterized by the overuse of synonyms for fear of repeating a word.
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The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.
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A recurring musical theme; a leitmotif.
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A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
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A simultaneous conversation involving a large number of people
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Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.
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A conversation about conversations.
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Discussion about the rules or nature of discussion itself.
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(theater) An originally Ancient Greek form of theatre in which the audience participates and improvises.
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(music) Used as, or relating to, a motif.
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Alternative form of narrator [One who narrates or tells stories.]
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(humorous) A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.
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(obsolete) scribal error
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(Various fandom slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of characters involved in a story, originating from ironic juxtaposition with the original meaning (course of the story).
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A speech delivered by several persons.
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To write postils; to comment.
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(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
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The act of relating a story.
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A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
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Resembling or characteristic of a review (critical evaluation).
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(especially in linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
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Alternative form of specialogue [A sales catalogue aimed at a particular demographic.]
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(writing, theater, film) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.
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A complete account or rendering
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(informal, authorship) An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said") or attributed words (e.g. "he thought").
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A discourse or colloquy involving four individuals.
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(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)
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Alternative form of trialogue [A discourse or colloquy by three people.]
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A discourse or colloquy by three people.
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(European Union) Alternative form of trialogue (“informal tripartite legislative meeting”). [A discourse or colloquy by three people.]
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(neologism) A conflict between three contending groups or ideas.
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(drama) Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
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