n.
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ˈdɪskɔːs,
dɪsˈkɔːs/
written or spoken communication or debate.
▸a formal written or spoken discussion of a topic.
▸Linguistics a text or conversation.
v.
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dɪsˈkɔːs/
speak or write authoritatively about a topic.
▸engage in conversation.
Etymology
ME (denoting the process of reasoning): from OFr. discours, from L. discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in med. L. ‘argument’), from discurrere ‘run away’.
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