trialogue
English
Etymology
Blend of tri- + dialogue, reinterpreted as di- (“two”) + -alogue, though actually from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + λέγω (légō, “to speak”).
Note that official documents of the European Union use the spelling trilogue (perhaps influenced by the French spelling).
Noun
trialogue (plural trialogues)
- A conversation or talk between three people.[1]
- (European Union) An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.
Related terms
Translations
discourse or colloquy by three people
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meeting (European Union)
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References
- “trialogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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