talk vs dialogue

dialogue vs talk

talk and dialogue both are nouns.

talk is a verb but dialogue is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
dialogue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dialogue is a hyponym of talk; that is, dialogue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: an exchange of ideas via conversation
dialogue: a conversation between two persons

Other hyponyms of talk include cant, pious platitude, dialog, duologue, heart-to-heart, shmooze, shop talk, idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind, cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak.

talk (noun)	dialogue (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
an exchange of ideas via conversation	a conversation between two persons
idle gossip or rumor	a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
a speech that is open to the public	a discussion intended to produce an agreement
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	dialogue (verb)
express in speech
exchange thoughts; talk with
reveal information
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

Difference between talk and dialogue

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