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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•course /n. ˈdɪskɔrs v. dɪsˈkɔrs/USA pronunciation n., v., -coursed, -cours•ing. n. - communication of thought by words;
talk;
conversation:[uncountable]The lawyers enjoyed the time spent on intelligent discourse. - a formal discussion of a subject, such as an essay or sermon:[countable]a long discourse on the evils of drugs.
v. [~ + on + object] - to treat a subject formally in speech or writing:The paper discourses at length on how students from different language backgrounds make the same kinds of mistakes in the use of articles.
See -cour-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•course (n. dis′kôrs, -kōrs, dis kôrs′, -kōrs′;v. dis kôrs′, -kōrs′),USA pronunciation n., v., -coursed, -cours•ing. n. - 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.
- Linguisticsany unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
v.i. - to communicate thoughts orally;
talk;
converse. - to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing.
v.t. - to utter or give forth (musical sounds).
- Medieval Latin discursus (spelling, spelled by influence of Middle English cours course), Late Latin: conversation, Latin: a running to and fro, equivalent. to discur(rere) to run about (dis- dis-1 + currere to run) + -sus for -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- Middle English discours 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discussion, colloquy, dialogue, chat, parley.
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