interlocution

noun in·ter·lo·cu·tion \ ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən , -ləˈ- \

Definition of interlocution

1 : interchange of speech : conversation

2 : an interruptive utterance : interruption, interpolation, parenthesis

3 a obsolete : responsive reading or recital

b obsolete : a speech in reply : response

c : mode of intercommunication

4 a

[Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin]

: the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree; also : the order or decree

b Roman law : a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish

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Origin and Etymology of interlocution

Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion