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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
dIs
kors
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| definition 1: |
verbal communication; conversation.
Asking questions is part of typical discourse.I'm sure we'll have further discourse on this subject at our next meeting.- synonyms:
- conversation
- similar words:
- chat, colloquy, communication, converse, dialogue, discussion, gab, intercourse, palaver, talk
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| definition 2: |
a discussion in speech or writing, often formal and at some length.
In the discourse toward the end of the paper, the author explores the implications for future research.- synonyms:
- address, colloquy, discussion
- similar words:
- dialogue, dissertation, essay, exposition, lecture, oration, speech, study, talk, thesis, treatise
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| related words: |
address, conversation, monologue, word |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dIs
kors
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dihs
kors
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| inflections: |
discourses, discoursing, discoursed |
| definition 1: |
to communicate verbally; converse.
Here's a photograph of him actually discoursing with the prince.- synonyms:
- converse, talk
- similar words:
- chat, confabulate, confer, dialogue, discuss, rap, speak
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| definition 2: |
to discuss a subject formally and at some length in speech or writing.
The professor discoursed at length about the causes of World War I.- synonyms:
- declaim, lecture
- similar words:
- dialogue, expound, orate, perorate, pontificate, sermonize, speak, talk
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| related words: |
canvass, dilate, enlarge, lecture, talk |
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| derivation: |
discourser (n.) |
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