discourse
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
Linguistics. any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse.
to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing.
to utter or give forth (musical sounds).
Origin of discourse
1Other words for discourse
Other words from discourse
- dis·cours·er, noun
- pre·dis·course, noun
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How to use discourse in a sentence
But truth to tell, Dominic Iglesias had not only grown very weary of discourse and discourser, but somewhat impatient also.
The Far Horizon | Lucas Malet
British Dictionary definitions for discourse
verbal communication; talk; conversation
a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing, such as a sermon or dissertation
a unit of text used by linguists for the analysis of linguistic phenomena that range over more than one sentence
archaic the ability to reason or the reasoning process
(intr; often foll by on or upon) to speak or write (about) formally and extensively
(intr) to hold a discussion
(tr) archaic to give forth (music)
Origin of discourse
1Derived forms of discourse
- discourser, noun
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