noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. countable, uncountable

   "There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east"."

2. 2
   an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic wordnet
3. 3
   Text giving further detail on a subject. countable, uncountable

   "Under each heading, you will find a discussion."

4. 4
   an exchange of views on some topic wordnet
5. 5
   The dispersion of a tumour. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

discourseairinganalysisapercuargumentarticle

Example

More examples

"Your question does not bear on the subject under discussion."

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.

Related phrases

book discussion groupcorridor discussiondiscussion roome-discussionend of discussionpanel discussioncollaborative talkexchanging viewsheated debatepanel talkpeople talkingtalk about

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