Discourse

/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/

Synonyms for "discourse" (289 found)

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Closest matches (58)

Noun(13 words)

discussionaddress oral inarticulacyaddressing allocution arguingcampaign languageclassroom conversationcoherence colloquiescommunication actcompose an essayconversation converse

accent accents act address air amplify analyze apercu argue article assignmentbandy wordscanvass causeriechalk talkchatterchew the fatchew the ragchin colloque

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colloquial discoursecolloquize colloquy commentcomment uponcommentatecommerce withcommune withcommunicatecommunicate withcommunication communion confab confabulate consider controvert conversation converseconverse withconversing criticizedeal withdebate

Preposition(1 words)

by speech

Verb(1 words)

converse

Strong matches (87)

Noun(21 words)

debate debates deliver descanting descants dialecticdialog — germandialogs dialogue dialogues dialoguing disagreeing discoursing discuss discussing disputations duologue essay exhortation expounding

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deductiondeductive reasoningdeliberatedeliberate upondeliver an addressdemonstration descant develop dilatediscourse aboutdiscourse of reasondiscourse withdiscursive reasondiscuss discussion dispute disquisition dissert dissertate dissertation

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do elaborate elocution enact enlarge essay etude examination examine exchangeexchange viewsexcursus exercise expand expatiate explain exposit exposition expound featurefirst approachgabgive a talkgive-and-takego intohandle haranguehold forthhomework homily impersonate inductioninductive reasoninginquire intoinstruction intercourse interlocutionintroductory studyinvestigateknock aroundlanguage

Adjective(1 words)

dialogic discussion

Verb(4 words)

discuss dissertategive a speechhold forth

Related words (144)

Noun(22 words)

language uselecturelecture only instructionlectureslinguistic actionmost verbal exchangenorm orate orationoverton windowparleys preaching present ramble rambling rigamarole sermon speech speeches talk

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text structuretreatment

lecture lecture-demonstration lessonlogical thoughtlucubration memoir monograph moralmoral lessonmorality moralization moralize morceau narrate noteobject lessonoral communicationorate outline palaver

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pandect paper paragraph parolepass under reviewperform perorate personate philosophy piece platform play playactpoint a moralprattle preach preachification preaching preachment prelectionpreliminary studyprolegomenon proof rap rapping ratiocination rationalism rationality rationalization rationalizingread a lessonreasonreason aboutreason the pointreasonableness reasoning recital recitationreligious discourseremarkremark uponresearch paperreview rhetoric screed sermon sermonette sermonizeset taskshoot the breezesift sketchskull sessionsoapbox sophistry speakspeak withspeakingspecial articlespecious reasoningspeech speechify study stump surveysweet reasontake counsel withtake the floortake the stumptake uptalktalk abouttalk oftalk overtalk togethertalking task teachingterm papertheme thesisthresh outtouch upontract tractate travelogue treattreat oftreatise treatment utterance ventilateverbal intercourseverbalizationvisit withvoice wordswrite upyakkety-yak yakking

Adjective(1 words)

modern speech

Verb(1 words)

talk about

Related word relations

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More general

19 entries

address communicate communicating communication cover deal expression handlelanguage unitlinguistic unitlinguistics plow speak speech

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More specific

15 entries

address coherence debate dialogue discussion lecture orate oration organizationpanel discussionroundtable sermon speech style transitions

Collocations

9 entries

academic discoursediscourse analysisdiscourse communitydiscourse markersdiscursive practiceformal discourselinguistic discourseoral discoursepublic discourse

Inflections

3 entries

discoursed discourses discoursing

Derivations

6 entries

discoursed discoursing discursive discursively discursiveness discursivity

Translations

48 translations across 24 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

gesprek noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Bulgarian

1 entries

разговор noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

交談 /交谈 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
會話 /会话 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
談話 /谈话 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Czech

1 entries

rozprava noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Danish

2 entries

debat noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
samtale noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Dutch

3 entries

conversatie noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
gedachtewisseling noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
gesprek noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Faroese

2 entries

orðaskifti noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
samrøða noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Finnish

3 entries

ajatustenvaihto noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
diskurssi noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
keskustelu noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

French

2 entries

conversation noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
discours noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Galician

2 entries

discurso noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
discusión noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

German

3 entries

Debatte noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
Diskurs noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
Gespräch noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Greek

1 entries

συνομιλία noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Hebrew

1 entries

שִׂיחַ noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Italian

1 entries

discussione noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Japanese

3 entries

会話 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
会談 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
対話 noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

diskurs noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

diskurs noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Polish

1 entries

konwersacja noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Portuguese

1 entries

discussão noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Romanian

2 entries

conversație noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
discurs noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Russian

4 entries

бесе́да noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
ди́скурс noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
диску́рс noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
разгово́р noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Spanish

4 entries

coloquio noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
conversación noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
discurso noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
platicada noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Swedish

1 entries

diskurs noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Turkish

2 entries

mübahase noun (verbal exchange or conversation)
tartışma noun (verbal exchange or conversation)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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In their discourse after dinner, they talked about politics.

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Revelation cannot be applied to the relating of facts by the persons who saw them done, nor to the relating or recording of any discourse or conversation by those who heard it.

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Erase to the start of discourse or text; drop the subject or start over.

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Whether written or spoken, formally monologic or dialogic, discourse is studied as interaction.

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