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discourse

/ˈdɪs.kɔːɹs/noun, verb2 syllables

Discourse means: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service).

Synonyms for discourse24

noun, as in an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

noun, as in an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

verb, as in to consider or examine in speech or writing

talk about, discuss

verb, as in talk at length and formally about a topic

hold forth, dissertate

verb, as in carry on a conversation

also used for discourse

communication, expression, dissertation, lecture, study, treatise, ratiocination, norm, Overton window, talk, chat, common, confab, confabulate, conversate

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What does discourse mean?6

noun

1

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

2

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic“the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”

3

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

verb

1

to consider or examine in speech or writing“The author talks about the different aspects of this question”

2

talk at length and formally about a topic“The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England”

3

carry on a conversation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Discourse in a sentence

  • In their discourse after dinner, they talked about politics.unknown
  • Whether written or spoken, formally monologic or dialogic, discourse is studied as interaction.unknown
  • Erase to the start of discourse or text; drop the subject or start over.nonong
  • Are you afraid of an open discourse with the students?shekitten
  • Let us not waste our time in idle discourse!shekitten
  • It's a very bad sign when discourse becomes suspect.shekitten
  • I guess this is the state of political discourse in this country nowadays.shekitten
  • Transphobic discourse wrongly treats the treatment for gender dysphoria as a symptom of it.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of discourse

as a noun

plural
discourses

as a verb

past tense
discoursed
present participle
discoursing
third-person singular
discourses
past participle
discoursed