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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