trialogue

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English

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Etymology

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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

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trialogue (plural trialogues)

  1. A conversation or talk between three people.[1]
  2. (European Union) An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.
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References

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  1. ^ “trialogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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