(formal discourse)
21discourse upon — phrasal verb discourse on or discourse upon [transitive] Word forms discourse on/upon : present tense I/you/we/they discourse on/upon he/she/it discourses on/upon present participle discoursing on/upon past tense discoursed on/upon past… …
22discourse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English discours, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin discursus; Medieval Latin, argument, from Late Latin, conversation, from Latin, act of running about, from discurrere to run about, from dis + currere to run more at car …
23discourse upon — dis ˈcourse on/upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they discourse on/upon he/she/it discourses on/upon present participle discoursing on/upon past tense discoursed …
24discourse on — dis ˈcourse on/upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they discourse on/upon he/she/it discourses on/upon present participle discoursing on/upon past tense discoursed …
25discourse — discourser, n. n. /dis kawrs, kohrs, dis kawrs , kohrs /; v. /dis kawrs , kohrs /, n., v., discoursed, discoursing. n. 1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse. 2. a formal discussion of a… …
26discourse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. converse, talk, discuss; declaim, hold forth, dissertate. See conversation, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dialogue, talk, lecture, dissertation; see conversation , discussion 1 , exposition 2 ,… …
27discourse — noun dɪskɔ:s, dɪs kɔ:s written or spoken communication or debate. ↘a formal written or spoken discussion of a topic. ↘Linguistics a text or conversation. verb dɪs kɔ:s speak or write authoritatively about a topic. ↘engage in conversation. Origin… …
28discourse — [ˈdɪskɔːs] noun [C] formal a long serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject …
29discourse — dis•course n. [[t]ˈdɪs kɔrs, koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, ˈkoʊrs[/t]] v. [[t]dɪsˈkɔrs, ˈkoʊrs[/t]] n. v. coursed, cours•ing 1) communication of thought by words; talk; conversation 2) a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a treatise or… …
30discourse — noun /ˈdɪskɔs / (say diskaws), /dɪsˈkɔs / (say dis kaws) 1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation. 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc. –verb (discoursed, discoursing) …
