Middle English dialoge develops the modern -ue spelling and later English pronunciation.
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dialogue
conversation, represented speech, or exchange of ideas
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, circa 1200 onward · represented conversationdialoge
a literary work representing conversation
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The literary conversation sense broadens to ordinary exchange, dramatic speech, and institutional discussion.
English evidence begins around 1200 or in the thirteenth century.
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Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Middle English form, modern continuation, and thirteenth-century horizon.
Dialogue — Origin and historyHeadword chronology and semantic development
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Dates the noun to circa 1200 and the conversational extension by circa 1400.
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