discourse
122
6.4
- noun
- /ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
- Formal
:
discurso
- We champion open discourse and academic freedom.
- public discourse
- academic discourse
- narrative discourse
It's taking a whole discourse and asking, is it true?
- It's taking a whole discourse and asking, is it true?
- We champion open discourse and academic freedom.
- You know, why is this discourse so hard to have in society?
- We'll put a link to this discourse in the show notes.
- The quality of discourse has declined.
- Like I thought, people are trying to shut this discourse down through shame.
- We never used to have that in the discourse, right.
- So in the end, it's not about how sophisticated my discourse on hope was.
- And at the moment, our discourse seems to be dominated by what people feel.
- They want public discourse to be about how good they are.
- They they use public discourse as a vanity project.
- They are very much connected with the discourse on, on free speech.
Examples
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They're shaping our national discourse.
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The quality of discourse has declined.
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You know, why is this discourse so hard to have in society?
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We'll put a link to this discourse in the show notes.
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And just one woman is invited to join us in discourse on the art of love.
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Well, that is not where I thought this discourse was heading.
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And a whole cultural and scientific discourse springs up to try and justify this.
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With this emphasis on communication, discourse has long been at the heart of mathematics education.
Academic text (2015) -
As demonstrated in the analysis, differences in discourse exist between American- and non-American-based authors.
Academic text (2013) -
The professor encouraged an open discourse during the seminar to explore different viewpoints.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
∞
1.8
A formal talk given to an audience to inform or persuade
∞
1.4
A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand
947
1.0
A discussion where people share ideas or feelings
212
3.7
Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events
119
3.5
A short angry conversation between two people
16
5.5
A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
3
9.7
A formal serious talk about a specific topic
A long spoken or written discussion that gives many details
A conversation between two or more people
Compounds
- Specialized
Repeating the exact words someone said or thought, usually in quote marks
A way of reporting what someone said without using their exact words, often changing pronouns and verb tenses
How Formal
- Formal
19
8.4
65
3.8
- Formal
122
6.4
∞
1.4
∞
1.0
- Informal
312
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word discourse comes from dis- 'apart' and course 'run' or 'path'. So it once meant a 'running' of words back and forth, and today it means a long or formal talk or written discussion.