DISCOURSE
Definition:
- [noun] extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- [noun] an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Synonyms: sermon, preaching
- [noun] an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
Synonyms: discussion, treatment
- [verb] to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
Synonyms: talk about, discuss
- [verb] carry on a conversation
Synonyms: converse
- [verb] talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
Synonyms: dissertate
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Related Words:
- descant
- talk shop
- argue, contend, debate, fence
- interview, question
- interview
- interview
- chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
- context, linguistic context, context of use
- baccalaureate
- kerygma, kerugma
- Sermon on the Mount
- evangelism
- homily, preachment
- detail
- dilation
- consideration
- talk
- expansion, enlargement, elaboration
