colloquy

Definitions

col- (together) + loqu (speak) + -y (noun) = 'a speaking-together' — a formal conversation. The plainest noun form of the col-loqu 'talk together' family.

Common Collocations

• 1.private colloquy私下会谈
• 2.formal colloquy正式会谈

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The two leaders held a private colloquy before the summit.

• 2.

  The novel opens with a long colloquy between the rivals.