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noun
address, allocution, argument, argumentation, commentary, conference, conlocutio, conloquium, conversation, declamation, dialogue, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, elucidation, exchange of views, excursus, exhortation, exposition, expression of views, formal discussion, interchange of views, interlocution, language, lecture, oral communication, oration, prelection, recital, recitation, rhetorical presentation, sermo, speech, talk, verbal communication, verbal exposition, verbal intercourse
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verb
address, comment, commune with, communicate orally, confabulate, confer, conloqui, converse, debate, deliver a speech, deliver a talk, deliver an address, dilate, discuss, dissertate, exchange observations, expatiate, explain, expound, give a speech, give a talk, give an address, hold a conference, lecture, make a speech, orate, orationem facere, orationem habere, parley, perorate, prelect, recite, sermonize, speak, talk, talk over, talk together
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address (talk to), charge (statement to the jury), conversation, converse, declaim, declamation, discuss, instruction (teaching), narration, pandect (treatise), parlance, peroration, recital, recite, rhetoric (skilled speech), speak, speech
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Discourse — Dis*course , n. [L. discursus a running to and fro, discourse, fr. discurrere, discursum, to run to and fro, to discourse; dis + currere to run: cf. F. discours. See {Course}.] 1. The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discourse — discourse, discourse analysis The study of language , its structure, functions, and patterns in use. For Ferdinand de Saussure , language in use (or parole) could not serve as the object of study for linguistics, since as compared tolangue (the… … Dictionary of sociology
Discourse — Dis*course , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Discoursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discoursing}.] 1. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. [Obs.] Have sense or can discourse. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To express one s self in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discourse — Dis*course , v. t. 1. To treat of; to expose or set forth in language. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The life of William Tyndale . . . is sufficiently and at large discoursed in the book. Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter or give forth; to speak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discourse — [n] dialogue; dissertation address, article, chat, communication, conversation, converse, descant, discussion, disquisition, essay, gabfest*, homily, huddle, lecture, memoir, monograph, monologue, oration, paper, rhetoric, sermon, speaking,… … New thesaurus
discourse — [dis′kôrs΄; ] also, & for v. usually [, dis kôrs′] n. [ME & OFr discours < L discursus, discourse < pp. of discurrere, to run to and fro < dis , from, apart + currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. communication of ideas, information, etc.,… … English World dictionary
discourse — (n.) late 14c., process of understanding, reasoning, thought, from Fr. discours, from L. discursus a running about, in L.L. conversation, from pp. stem of discurrere run about, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + currere to run (see CURRENT … Etymology dictionary
discourse — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun, and with stress on the second syllable as a verb … Modern English usage
discourse — ► NOUN 1) written or spoken communication or debate. 2) a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing. ► VERB 1) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. 2) engage in conversation. ORIGIN Latin discursus running to and fro , from… … English terms dictionary