Definition

1. Noun:
   • A conversation between two persons: A dialogue or exchange of words involving exactly two individuals.
   • A part of a script or play for two actors: A dramatic piece, scene, or section of a play written for performance by two actors only.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The intimate duologue between the two characters revealed their secret past.
  • The playwright included a powerful duologue in the second act.
  • Their private duologue was overheard by the butler.

Advanced Usage

• Theatrical Context: In drama, a 'duologue' specifically refers to a performance piece crafted for two speakers, distinct from a monologue (one speaker) or a general dialogue (which can involve more).
  • The audition required actors to perform a classic duologue from Shakespeare.
• Formal or Literary Conversation: Can describe a significant or extended conversation between two people, often in a formal, literary, or philosophical context.
  • The book records a fascinating duologue between the philosopher and the scientist.

Variants and Related Words

• Dialogue (n): A conversation between two or more people, or a written composition of such an exchange. (Note: 'Dialogue' is a broader term, while 'duologue' specifies exactly two participants).
• Monologue (n): A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or a long, uninterrupted speech by one person.

Synonyms

• Conversation (n): A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people.
• Two-hander (n): Informal term for a play, scene, or act performed by two actors.
• Exchange (n): A brief conversation or an act of giving one thing and receiving another.

Antonyms

• Monologue (n): A long speech by one person.
• Soliloquy (n): An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially in a play.

Related Phrases

• A scene for two: A descriptive phrase for a duologue in a theatrical context.
  • The most memorable part of the film was a tense scene for two in the café.

Noun

1. a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
2. a conversation between two persons