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discourses

dis·course
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [noun dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs; verb dis-kawrs, -kohrs]
    • /noun ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs; verb dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs/
    • /ˈdɪs·kɔrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs; verb dis-kawrs, -kohrs]
    • /noun ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs; verb dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs/

Definitions of discourses word

  • noun discourses communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse. 1
  • noun discourses a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc. 1
  • noun discourses Linguistics. any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence. 1
  • verb without object discourses to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse. 1
  • verb without object discourses to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing. 1
  • verb with object discourses to utter or give forth (musical sounds). 1

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Origin of discourses

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English discours < Medieval Latin discursus (spelling by influence of Middle English cours course), Late Latin: conversation, Latin: a running to and fro, equivalent to discur(rere) to run about (dis- dis-1 + currere to run) + -sus for -tus suffix of v. action

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Parts of speech for Discourses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discourses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

discourses usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discourses

verb discourses

  • chews — Plural form of chew.
  • comments — Plural form of comment.
  • confabs — Plural form of confab.
  • converses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converse.
  • debates — Plural form of debate.

noun discourses

  • treatises — a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
  • addresses — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
  • communications — the ways in which human beings communicate
  • conversations — Plural form of conversation.
  • articles — legal training

Antonyms for discourses

verb discourses

  • compresses — Plural form of compress.
  • decreases — Plural form of decrease.
  • lowers — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • refrains — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.

noun discourses

  • courses — a direction or route taken or to be taken.

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