discourse
🇺🇸
/ˈdɪskɔːrs/
🇬🇧
/ˈdɪskɔːs/
noun
C1
a long and serious talk or writing about a topic
The meeting had a thoughtful discourse about community problems.
C1
how language is used in speaking and writing to create meaning
The study looked at how discourse connects ideas in speeches.
translation
a long and serious talk or writing about a topic; how language is used in speaking and writing to create meaning
Word Forms
Plural
discourses