discourse

IPA: dˈɪskɔrs

noun

  • (uncountable, archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation.
  • (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
  • (countable) A conversation.
  • (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
  • (countable) Any rational expression, reason.
  • (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
  • (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.

verb

  • (intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
  • (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To debate.
  • To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To produce or emit (musical sounds).
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