discourse
discourse Lexical Profile
discourse Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Written or spoken communication, debate, or serious discussion.
"They engaged in a lively political discourse about the upcoming election."
A formal and orderly extended expression of thought on a particular subject, either spoken or written.
"The professor delivered an insightful discourse on nineteenth-century moral philosophy."
In linguistics, a connected series of utterances or a text longer than a single sentence considered as a unit of analysis.
"Students in the seminar examined how markers of politeness function in everyday spoken discourse."
• verb
To speak or write authoritatively and at length about a topic.
"The visiting historian discoursed for over an hour on the causes of the industrial revolution."
To engage in formal conversation or discussion.
"The scholars gathered in the courtyard to discourse with one another about recent discoveries."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French discours, from Late Latin discursus ('a conversation, argument'), originally meaning 'a running about' from Latin discurrere (from dis- 'apart' + currere 'to run').