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dis·cus·sion       [di-skuhsh-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., esp. to explore solutions; informal debate.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < AF < LL discussiōn- (s. of discussiō) inquiry, examination, L: a shaking. See discuss, -ion]

—Related forms
dis·cus·sion·al, adjective
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dis·cus·sion       (dĭ-skŭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation.
  2. A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition.

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discussion 
c.1340, from O.Fr. discussion, from L.L. discussionem "examination, discussion," in classical L., "a shaking," from discussus, pp. of discutere "strike asunder, break up," from dis- "apart" + quatere "to shake." Originally "examination, investigation, judicial trial;" meaning of "talk over, debate" first recorded 1448. Sense evolution in L. appears to have been from "smash apart" to "scatter, disperse," then in post-classical times (via the mental process involved) to "investigate, examine," then to "debate."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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discussion

noun
1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" 
2. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Discussion

Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]

1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.

The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. --Macaulay.

Discussion of a problem or an equation (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math. Dict.

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discussion

discussion: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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