Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civilogue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: civi-logue
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and negative characterizations of those with whom they disagree.

Example Sentences

"President Obama is to be commended for insisting on greater “civilogue” in this country in his State of the Union address."

Etymology

Blend of civil + dialogue. By surface analysis, civil + -logue. Coined by Jeffrey Weiss of the American political news website Politics Daily.

Inflected Forms

civilogues (plural)

Questions

What does civilogue mean?: A civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and negative characterizations of those with whom they disagree.
Where does civilogue come from?: Blend of civil + dialogue. By surface analysis, civil + -logue. Coined by Jeffrey Weiss of the American political news website Politics Daily.

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