TRIALOGUE

PRONUNCIATION: (TRY-uh-log)

MEANING: noun: A discussion in which three parties participate.

ETYMOLOGY: Formed in English on the model of dialogue. Earliest documented use: 1532.

NOTES: The word dialogue comes from Greek dia- (across) + -logue (discourse). The prefix has nothing to do with numbers. English speakers mistook dia- for di- (two) and concluded that a dialog involves two participants, so let’s do trialogue with three.
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STRIA LOGUE - firewood in layers

TRIVALOGUE - recounting of an inconsequential journey

TRIALOGE - the Courthouse balcony