discourse
/dɪsˈkɔrs/
noun
- Written or spoken communication or debate.
- The book is a thoughtful discourse on the meaning of freedom.
- The professor's discourse on climate change lasted over an hour.
- Political discourse often becomes heated during election season.
- A formal discussion of a topic, such as a lecture or treatise.
- The conference featured a discourse about the future of artificial intelligence.
- She delivered a discourse on ancient Greek philosophy.
- His written discourse on ethics is still studied in universities.
- The way language is used in a particular social context or field.
- Legal discourse requires precise and careful wording.
- Medical discourse uses many specialized terms that patients may not understand.
- The discourse of social media is very different from formal writing.
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verb
- To speak or write at length about a topic.
- He loves to discourse about history with anyone who will listen.
- The author discourses on the importance of education in her latest book.
- The panel will discourse on the challenges of urban planning.