discourse

Etymology
From, borrowed from , from , from , from +. Spelling modified by influence of. .

Noun

 * 1)  Verbal exchange, conversation.
 * 2)  Expression in words, either speech or writing.
 * 3)  A conversation.
 * 4)  A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
 * The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
 * 1)  Any rational expression, reason.
 * 2)  An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
 * 3)  Dealing; transaction.
 * The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
 * 1)  Any rational expression, reason.
 * 2)  An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
 * 3)  Dealing; transaction.
 * 1)  An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
 * 2)  Dealing; transaction.
 * 1)  Dealing; transaction.
 * 1)  Dealing; transaction.
 * 1)  Dealing; transaction.

Synonyms

 * ,, sermon, study, treatise
 * ,, sermon, study, treatise
 * ,, sermon, study, treatise

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: afhandling, foredrag , prædiken , diskurs
 * Dutch:, , , , ,
 * Faroese: samskifti
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: mubahase,


 * Afrikaans: diskoers
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish: prædiken, foredrag , afhandling
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Faroese: fyrilestur, ritgerð
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: whakatakotoranga
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: rozprava
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Faroese: samrøða, orðaskifti
 * Finnish:, , ajatustenvaihto
 * French: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: diskurs
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Danish: udtryksform
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Korean: 논설
 * Russian: ,


 * Afrikaans: diskoers
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: diskurs
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Japanese: デイスクー
 * Persian: دیسکورس
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * French:, ,
 * Korean:

Verb

 * 1)  To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
 * 2)  To write or speak formally and at length.
 * 3)  To debate.
 * 4) To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
 * 5)  To produce or emit (musical sounds).
 * 1)  To produce or emit (musical sounds).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: rozmlouvat
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: διαλέγομαι
 * Latin: sermōcinor


 * Bulgarian: докладвам, държа реч
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: pojednávat
 * Danish: holde foredrag om, tale om
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: eine halten
 * Greek:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: