-logue

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a combining form used in the names of kinds of discourse, spoken or written: analogue; monologue; travelogue.

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Also -log.

Origin of -logue

<French <Latin -logus<Greek -logos.See logos

Words nearby -logue

log reel, logroll, logrolling, Logroño, log ship, -logue, logway, logwood, logy, lohan, Lohengrin

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How to use -logue in a sentence

“He said, 'It takes them two years to get permits in California,' ” Logue recalls.
Rick Perry Just Might Run|Peter J. Boyer|May 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"I can cure you," Logue declared after they had spent an hour and a half together.
Behind the King's Stutter|Peter Conradi|November 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Logue, listening at home in London, with friends, rang the king immediately afterward to congratulate him.
Behind the King's Stutter|Peter Conradi|November 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Of all the women ever romantically linked to Strom Thurmond, none was as deadly as Sue Logue.
South Carolina's Original Sinners|Jack Bass|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Cardinal Logue might declare that the Sinn Fein programme was insane, but it was persisted in without regard to his opinion.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein|Robert Mitchell Henry
But for me all the Sahib-Logue would have been dead ere this.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
When Cardinal Logue's father died there was a collection for the general Church which realised more than eight hundred pounds.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
I assisted in leading him to a sofa in his cabin, where he was tenderly cared for by Dr. Logue, and then I assumed command.
Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale
"Sahib logue" (sahibs) "mem logue" (ladies), "baba logue" (children).
Wanderings in India|John Lang

British Dictionary definitions for -logue

-logue

US -log

n combining form

indicating speech or discourse of a particular kindtravelogue; monologue

Word Origin for -logue

from French, from Greek -logos

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