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trialogue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪəlɒɡ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɹaɪəˌlɔɡ/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈtɹaɪəˌlɑɡ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A conversation or talk between three people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: European-Union

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Medieval Latin trialogus. By surface analysis, tri- + -alogue. Note that official documents of the European Union use the spelling trilogue (perhaps influenced by the French spelling).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: триалог (trialog) — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Czech: trialog — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Dutch: trialoog — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Finnish: trialogi — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • French: trilogue — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • German: Trilog — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • German: Trialog — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Italian: trialogo — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Japanese: 鼎談 (teidan) — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Latin: trilogus — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Lithuanian: trišalis pokalbis — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Lithuanian: trišalis susitikimas — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Polish: rozmowa trójstronna — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Portuguese: triálogo — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Swedish: trilog — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Vietnamese: đối thoại ba người — discourse or colloquy by three people
  • Bulgarian: триалог (trialog) — meeting (European Union)
  • Czech: trialog — meeting (European Union)
  • Dutch: trialoog — meeting (European Union)
  • Dutch: triloog — meeting (European Union)
  • Finnish: trialogi — meeting (European Union)
  • French: trilogue — meeting (European Union)
  • German: Trilog — meeting (European Union)
  • Hungarian: trilógus — meeting (European Union)
  • Hungarian: háromoldalú egyeztetés — meeting (European Union)
  • Lithuanian: trialogas — meeting (European Union)
  • Lithuanian: trišalis susitikimas — meeting (European Union)
  • Polish: rozmowa trójstronna — meeting (European Union)
  • Portuguese: trílogo — meeting (European Union)
  • Romanian: trilog — meeting (European Union)
  • Swedish: trilog — meeting (European Union)
  • Swedish: trilogmöte — meeting (European Union)