colloquy

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 5, 2010 is: colloquy • \KAH-luh-kwee\ • noun 1 : conversation, dialogue 2 : a high-level serious discussion : conference Examples: The company's employees worried and speculated as the executive team remained closeted in an intense colloquy for the entire morning. Did you know? "Colloquy" may make you think of "colloquial," and there is indeed a connection between the two words. As a matter of fact, "colloquy" is the parent word from which "colloquial" was coined in the mid-18th century. "Colloquy" itself, though now the less common of the two words, has been a part of the English language since the 15th century. It is a descendant of Latin "loqui," meaning "to speak." Other descendants of "loqui" in English include "eloquent," "loquacious," "ventriloquism," and "soliloquy," as well as "elocution" and "interlocutor." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.