dialogite

noun

di·​al·​o·​gite

dīˈaləˌjīt

plural -s

: rhodochrosite

Word History

Etymology

German dialogit, from Greek dialogē enumeration, estimate (from dialegein to pick out, from dia- + legein to speak) + German -it -ite

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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