disยทcourse
noun
noun: discourse; plural noun: discourses
หdisหkรดrs/
written or spoken communication or debate.
"the language of political discourse"
synonyms:
discussion, conversation, talk, dialogue, conference, debate, consultation; More
parley, powwow, chat, confab;
formal confabulation, colloquy
"they prolonged their discourse outside the door"
a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing.
"a discourse on critical theory"
synonyms:
essay, treatise, dissertation, paper, study, critique, monograph, disquisition, tract; More
lecture, address, speech, oration;
sermon, homily
"a discourse on critical theory"
Linguistics
a connected series of utterances; a text or conversation.
verb
verb: discourse; 3rd person present: discourses; past tense: discoursed; past participle: discoursed; gerund or present participle: discoursing
disหkรดrs/
speak or write authoritatively about a topic.
"she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe"
synonyms:
hold forth, expatiate, pontificate; More
talk, give a talk, give a speech, lecture, sermonize, preach;
informalspout, sound off;
formalperorate
"he discoursed at length on his favorite topic"
engage in conversation.
"he spent an hour discoursing with his supporters in the courtroom"
synonyms:
converse, talk, speak, debate, confer, consult, parley, chat
"Edward was discoursing with his friends"
Origin
late Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning, also in the phrase discourse of reason ): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus โrunning to and froโ (in medieval Latin โargumentโ), from the verb discurrere, from dis- โawayโ + currere โto runโ; the verb influenced by French discourir .