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civilogue

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from διάλογος
  2. derived from dialogus
  3. derived from dialoge
  4. inherited from dialog
  5. compounded as civilogue — “civil + dialogue”

Definitions

  1. A civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and…

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

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA