Definition of discourse

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Discourse (v. t.) To talk to; to confer with.

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Awakening :: Awakening (a.) Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn..
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..
Sermon :: Sermon (v. i.) To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.
Vivacity :: Vivacity (n.) Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness; as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of countenance..
Dermatologist :: Dermatologist (n.) One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology.
Impressive :: Impressive (a.) Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene..
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present; as, Milton's apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of Paradise Lost..
Tidology :: Tidology (n.) A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides.
Exordial :: Exordial (a.) Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.
Thermology :: Thermology (n.) A discourse on, or an account of, heat..
Typology :: Typology (n.) A discourse or treatise on types.
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..
Historiology :: Historiology (n.) A discourse on history.
Preface :: Preface (v. t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse..
Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions..
Word :: Word (n.) Talk; discourse; speech; language.
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Former :: Former (a.) Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument..
Address :: Address (v. t.) A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters..
Preaching :: Preaching (n.) The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice..
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