Definition of discourse

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Discourse (n.) Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the preacher gave us a long discourse on duty..

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Conversation :: Conversation (n.) Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. t.) To treat of; to expose or set forth in language.
Prelection :: Prelection (n.) A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. i.) To relate something; to tell.
Rabble :: Rabble (v. i.) A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter..
Atheize :: Atheize (v. i.) To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist..
Hang :: Hang (n.) Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse..
Preachify :: Preachify (v. i.) To discourse in the manner of a preacher.
Prolix :: Prolix (a.) Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Talk :: Talk (n.) Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town..
Farewell :: Farewell (a.) Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim..
Tale :: Tale (v. i.) That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
Oration :: Oration (n.) An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill..
Subrector :: Subreader (n.) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon..
Deliberative :: Deliberative (n.) A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined..
Collocution :: Collocution (n.) A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.
Vivacity :: Vivacity (n.) Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness; as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of countenance..
Moralization :: Moralization (n.) The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
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