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Etymology
Latin interloqui to speak between, issue an interlocutory decree, from inter- + loqui to speak
Pronunciation
"in-t&r-'lä-ky&-t&r
Noun
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#A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.
#*1894, Calvin Thomas, "The Teacher's Outfit in German," The School Review, vol. 2, no. 7, p. 406,
#*:Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
#A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader.
#*1991, Maureen Costonis, "Martha Graham's American Document: A Minstrel Show in Modern Dance Dress," American Music, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 299,
#*:The "interlocutor" greeted the audience and engaged in comical repartee with the "end men," named Tambo and Bones.
#context|Scotland|Law A decree of a court.
#*1869, "The Judicial System of Scotland," The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 17, no. 5, p. 257,
#*:A decree of the English Court of Chancery is not entitled to more respect in Scotland than a decree (interlocutor) of the Scottish Court of Session in England.
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trans-top|A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation
Finnish: keskustelutoveri, keskustelukumppani
Croatian : sugovornik, sugovornica
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trans-top|A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show
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trans-top|A decree of a court
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