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discussion

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

  2. 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.
  4. 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).
  6. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

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text giving further detail on a subject

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French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin discussiōnem, from Latin discutiōnem.

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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

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

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discussion f (plural discussions)

  1. discussion

Old French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

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

  1. discussion
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