How do you pronounce dialog?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/.

dialog

/ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-log
IPA: /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/

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Meaning

noun

Uncommon spelling of dialogue.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of dialog box.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Uncommon spelling of dialogue.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates."
"Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog."
"As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013)."
"You'll be prompted with the New Project dialog (see Figure 1.11) from which you'll have at least two types of projects from which to choose […]"

Etymology

Variant of dialogue. Equivalent to dia- + -log or di- + -alog.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/
British English: /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dialogs (plural) dialogs (present, singular) dialoging (participle, present) dialoged (participle, past) dialoged (past)

Derived Forms

dialogic dialogise dialogism dialogist dialogize subdialog

Phrases

dialog balloon dialog box dialog tag dialog window modal dialog

Frequently Paired Words

dialect dialectic dialectical dialectically dialogical dialogically dialogistic dialogistically

Synonyms

dialogue duologue

Antonyms

introspection monolog multilog