Definition of discourse

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Discourse (v. t.) To treat of; to expose or set forth in language.

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Epilogue :: Epilogue (n.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion..
Conversable :: Conversable (a.) Qualified for conversation; disposed to converse; sociable; free in discourse.
Extemporize :: Extemporize (v. i.) To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address..
Preaching :: Preaching (n.) The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice..
Collocution :: Collocution (n.) A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.
Pyretology :: Pyretology (n.) A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.
Amphibology :: Amphibology (n.) A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term..
Syllable :: Syllable (n.) A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
Crystallography :: Crystallography (n.) A discourse or treatise on crystallization.
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..
Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
Hang :: Hang (n.) Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse..
Propose :: Propose (n.) Talk; discourse.
Topic :: Topic (n.) The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head..
Prelection :: Prelection (n.) A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.
Subject :: Subject (a.) That of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; as, the nominative case is the subject of the verb..
Prosy :: Prosy (superl.) Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.
Dendrology :: Dendrology (n.) A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.
Twain :: Twain (a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque..
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