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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
discourse
/dɪsˈkɔː(ɹ)s/
noun1 of 2
talk, conversation
- “The subject of their discourse was the same as usual.”Tatoeba
- “It's a very bad sign when discourse becomes suspect.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)