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ALL meanings of discourse

dis·course
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  • noun discourse Written or spoken communication or debate. 1
  • noun discourse communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse. 1
  • noun discourse a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc. 1
  • noun discourse Linguistics. any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence. 1
  • verb without object discourse to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse. 1
  • verb without object discourse to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing. 1
  • verb with object discourse to utter or give forth (musical sounds). 1
  • noun discourse verbal communication 1
  • noun discourse formal discussion 1
  • intransitive verb discourse converse, talk 1
  • intransitive verb discourse give a speech 1
  • uncountable noun discourse Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. 0
  • uncountable noun discourse In linguistics, discourse is natural spoken or written language in context, especially when complete texts are being considered. 0
  • countable noun discourse A discourse is a serious talk or piece of writing which is intended to teach or explain something. 0
  • verb discourse If someone discourses on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way. 0
  • noun discourse verbal communication; talk; conversation 0
  • noun discourse a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing, such as a sermon or dissertation 0
  • noun discourse a unit of text used by linguists for the analysis of linguistic phenomena that range over more than one sentence 0
  • noun discourse the ability to reason or the reasoning process 0
  • verb discourse to speak or write (about) formally and extensively 0
  • verb discourse to hold a discussion 0
  • verb discourse to give forth (music) 0
  • noun discourse communication of ideas, information, etc., esp. by talking; conversation 0
  • noun discourse a long and formal treatment of a subject, in speech or writing; lecture; treatise; dissertation 0
  • noun discourse ability to reason; rationality 0
  • intransitive verb discourse to carry on conversation; talk; confer 0
  • intransitive verb discourse to speak or write (on or upon a subject) formally and at some length 0
  • verb transitive discourse to utter or tell 0
  • noun discourse (Uncountable Noun) (archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation. 0
  • noun discourse (Uncountable Noun) Expression in words, either speech or writing. 0
  • noun discourse (Countable Noun) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written. 0
  • noun discourse (Countable Noun) Any rational expression, reason. 0
  • noun discourse (Countable Noun) (social sciences) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault). 0
  • noun discourse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Dealing; transaction. 0
  • verb discourse (Intransitive Verb) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse. 0
  • verb discourse (Intransitive Verb) To write or speak formally and at length. 0
  • verb discourse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To debate. 0
  • verb discourse To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. 0
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