discourse
nounDefinition of discourse
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a
: formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject
b
: connected speech or writing
c
: a linguistic unit (such as a conversation or a story) larger than a sentence
3
: a mode of organizing knowledge, ideas, or experience that is rooted in language and its concrete contexts (such as history or institutions)
critical discourse
5
obsolete
: social familiarity
discourse
verb
discoursed;
discoursing
Definition of discourse (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: to give forth : utter
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