dialogue-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: conversation

Commentary: DIALOGUE[+event] a conversation between two persons

Examples:
They agreed to take the heated dialogue outside.
Their dialogue lasted almost two hours.

Mappings:
PropBank: dialogue.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: lines of speech

Commentary: the lines spoken by characters in a drama; or a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people

Examples:
He has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek.
It took her only three hours to memorize all of the dialogue in the play.
He bought a kit designed to help him overcome clumsy dialogue.
The convoluted dialogue made the movie difficult to understand.

Mappings:
PropBank: dialogue.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: negotiations

Commentary: DIALOGUE[+event] talks - a discussion intended to produce an agreement

Examples:
The buyout dialogue lasted several days.
They disagreed but kept an open dialogue.
Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians...

Mappings:
PropBank: dialogue.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4