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Textual thesaurus for "discourse"

(noun) discussion, treatment

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic; his treatment of the race question is badly biased


(noun) sermon, preaching

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)


(verb) hold forth, dissertate

talk at length and formally about a topic

The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England


(verb) converse

carry on a conversation


(verb) talk about, discuss

to consider or examine in speech or writing

The author talks about the different aspects of this question; The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'