- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
- any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
- to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse.
- to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing.
- to utter or give forth (musical sounds).
- verbal communication; talk; conversation
- a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing, such as a sermon or dissertation
- a unit of text used by linguists for the analysis of linguistic phenomena that range over more than one sentence
- the ability to reason or the reasoning process
- to speak or write (about) formally and extensively
- to hold a discussion
- to give forth (music)
