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discourse

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discourse
—discourser, n.
n. /dis"kawrs, -kohrs, dis kawrs", -kohrs"/; v. /dis kawrs", -kohrs"/, n., v., discoursed, discoursing.
n.
1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
3. Ling. any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
v.i.
4. to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse.
5. to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing.
v.t.
6. to utter or give forth (musical sounds).
[1325-75; ME discours < ML discursus (sp. by influence of ME cours course), LL: conversation, L: a running to and fro, equiv. to discur(rere) to run about (dis- DIS-1 + currere to run) + -sus for -tus suffix of v. action]
Syn. 1. discussion, colloquy, dialogue, chat, parley.

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