discussion definition

English discussion definition

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈskʌʃən/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkʊʃən/
• Hyphenation: dis‧cus‧sion

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

1. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

   There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".

   This topic is not open to discussion.

   My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.

2. Text giving further detail on a subject.

   Under each heading, you will find a discussion.

   • 2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg; Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film‎^[1], Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:

     The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).

3. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

Related terms

• discuss

Translations

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French discussion definition

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Homophone: discussions

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. debate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view)

   Synonyms: débat, dialogue

   La discussion est close. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. argument, (verbal) fight, row (a vivid, uncivil exchange of emotional points of view)

   Synonyms: chamaillerie, dispute, querelle

3. (colloquial) conversation, discussion (an exchange of words neither contradictory nor conflictual)

   Synonyms: bavardage, conversation, dialogue, entretien

Synonyms

• dialogue

Derived terms

• groupe de discussion

Related terms

• discutable
  • discutablement
  • indiscutable
  • indiscutablement
• discuter
• discuteur

Further reading

• “discussion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French discussion definition

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. discussion

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Old French discussion definition

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Noun

discussion f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions)

1. discussion