| query | If someone d_________ on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way.If someone discourses on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way. He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose. |
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| word | discourse |
| full-definition | noun Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. ...a tradition of political discourse. In linguistics, discourse is natural spoken or written language in context, especially when complete texts are being considered . The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis. ...our work on discourse and the way people talk to each other. A discourse is a serious talk or piece of writing which is intended to teach or explain something. Hastings responds with a lengthy discourse on marketing strategies. verb If someone discourses on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way. He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose. |
| inflections | discoursesdiscoursingdiscoursed |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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