Middle English adopts Anglo-French dialogue / dialoge with English spelling and pronunciation.
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dialoge
a literary work representing conversation
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French period · conversationdialogue
conversation or a work in conversational form
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Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English from Anglo-French
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the medieval French transmission.
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