discourse
[noun]
Synonyms:
- conversation, chat, communication, dialogue, discussion, seminar, speech, talk
- speech, dissertation, essay, homily, lecture, oration, sermon, treatise
[verb]
Synonyms:
- hold forth, expatiate, speak, talk

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Related Words: article, essay, paper, lecture, sermon, rhetoric, speech, talk, converse, speak, voice, argue, dispute, harangue, orate, perorate, amplify, develop, elaborate, enlarge, expand, explain, expound, comment, commentate, remark

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dis‧course¹ /ˈdɪskɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ noun formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: discursus 'conversation', from Latin, 'running around', from currere 'to run']

1. [countable] a serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject
discourse on/upon
a discourse on art

2. [uncountable] serious conversation or discussion between people:
Candidates should engage in serious political discourse.

3. [uncountable] the language used in particular types of speech or writing:
a study of spoken discourse

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dis‧course² /dɪsˈkɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ verb
discourse on/upon something phrasal verb formal
to make a long formal speech about something, or to discuss something seriously

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲