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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Talk :: Talk (n.) The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more..
Prosy :: Prosy (superl.) Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.
Decency :: Decency (n.) The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty..
Impassioned :: Impassioned (p. p. & a.) Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse..
Preach :: Preach (v. i.) To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
Thou :: Thou (v. i.) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
Parlance :: Parlance (n.) Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance..
Vermeology :: Vermeology (n.) A discourse or treatise on worms; that part of zoology which treats of worms; helminthology.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. i.) To treat of something in writing and formally.
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Concinnity :: Concinnity (n.) Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance; -- used chiefly of style of discourse.
Parley :: Parley (n.) Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce..
Syllable :: Syllable (n.) A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
Pyretology :: Pyretology (n.) A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.
Aim :: Aim (v. i.) The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it..
Historiology :: Historiology (n.) A discourse on history.
Dilatation :: Dilatation (n.) Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
Dissert :: Dissert (v. i.) To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
Sermon :: Sermon (v. i.) To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.
Preach :: Preach (v. t.) To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
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