discourse
noun
• written or spoken communication or debate.
• "the language of political discourse"
Similar:
discussion,
conversation,
talk,
dialogue,
communication,
conference,
debate,
consultation,
verbal exchange,
parley,
chat,
adda,
korero,
confab,
chit-chat,
powwow,
confabulation,
palaver,
colloquy,
converse,
interlocution,
discourse
verb
• speak or write authoritatively about a topic.
• "she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe"
Similar:
hold forth,
expatiate,
pontificate,
talk,
give a talk,
give an address,
give a speech,
lecture,
sermonize,
preach,
orate,
write learnedly,
write at length,
spout,
spiel,
speechify,
preachify,
sound off,
perorate,
lucubrate,
dissertate,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin ‘argument’), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’; the verb influenced by French discourir .
