colloquy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a conversation especially a formal one
  2. noun formal conversation

WordNet


Col"lo*quy noun
Etymology
L. colloquium. See Collocution.
Wordforms
plural Colloquies
Definitions
  1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation.
    They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood.
  2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.

Webster 1913