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noun |ˈdisˌkôrs|

written or spoken communication or debate:

(真剣な)対話, 会談, 談話.

e.g. the language of political discourse

e.g. an imagined discourse between two people traveling in France.

a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing:

«…についての» 講演, 講義, 説教; 論文 «on, upon»

e.g. a discourse on critical theory.

Linguistics a connected series of utterances; a text or conversation.

〘文法〙 話法; 〘言〙 談話〘自然な発話の連続体〙

verb |disˈkôrs| no object

speak or write authoritatively about a topic:

｟かたく｠ «…について» (かたい調子で長々と)論ずる, 語る; 講演［演説, 説教］する «on, upon»

e.g. she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe.

engage in conversation:

«…と» 話す «with»

e.g. he spent an hour discoursing with his supporters in the courtroom.

late Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin ‘argument’), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’; the verb influenced by French discourir.