Definition of discourse

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Discourse (n.) Dealing; transaction.

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Coherent :: Coherent (a.) Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse..
Sermon :: Sermon (v. t.) To discourse to or of, as in a sermon..
Theme :: Theme (n.) Discourse on a certain subject.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. i.) To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
Recapitulate :: Recapitulate (v. t.) To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize..
Morality :: Morality (n.) A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII..
Converse :: Converse (n.) Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; -- often with on or upon..
Sermoning :: Sermoning (n.) The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching.
Division :: Division (n.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
Dialogize :: Dialogize (v. t.) To discourse in dialogue.
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Parlance :: Parlance (n.) Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance..
Confer :: Confer (v. i.) To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
Thine :: Thine (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin..
Uranology :: Uranology (n.) A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.
Geologize :: Geologize (v. i.) To study geology or make geological investigations in the field; to discourse as a geologist.
Searching :: Searching (a.) Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye..
Syllable :: Syllable (n.) A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
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