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Definition of colloquy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colloquy

noun

/ˈkɒləkwi/

/ˈkɑːləkwi/

(plural colloquies)

(formal)

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a conversation
- the soul’s colloquy with God
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation’.

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