colloquies

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colloquy \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See
   {Collocution}.]
   1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference;
      conversation.
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            They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about
            religion.                             --A. Wood.
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   2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned
      for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in
      collegiate scholarship.
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