ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən, -ləˈ- noun
Etymology: Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : interchange of speech : conversation
2. : an interruptive utterance : interruption , interpolation , parenthesis
3.
a. obsolete : responsive reading or recital
b. obsolete : a speech in reply : response
c. : mode of intercommunication
4.
a.
[Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin]
: the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree ; also : the order or decree
b. Roman law : a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish