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What does colloquy mean?

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Noun
  1. A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
  2. (obsolete) A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
  3. (Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
  4. A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
  5. (law) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
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But again, if the subject is sensitive, the colloquy among the attorneys, prospective jurors, and judge can be held privately at the bench.
He engaged in a 30-minute colloquy with the judge which was entirely unscripted.
See the following extract from the colloquy of Erasmus, Pietas puerilis, edition Argent.
No inhibition stops the rocket trip, the parenting of a doll, the heated colloquy with an imaginary friend.
What I can't verify is the colloquy that took place later at the receiving hospital.
All right, governors, let me interrupt this interesting colloquy with a quick caller from Shelbyville, Tennessee.

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