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Discussion

Discussion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Discussion? [n] an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" [n] an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Discussion: discourse \| give-and-take \| treatment \| word Related Terms \| Find terms related to Discussion: airing \| analysis \| argument \| article \| audience \| bargaining \| bargaining session \| bull session \| buzz session \| canvassing \| causerie \| chat \| colloquium \| colloquy \| conclave \| confab \| confabulation \| conference \| confrontation \| congress \| consideration \| consultation \| convention \| conversation \| council \| council fire \| council of war \| debate \| debating \| deliberation \| descant \| dialectic \| dialogue \| discourse \| disquisition \| dissertation \| essay \| etude \| examination \| exchange \| exchange of views \| excursus \| exposition \| eyeball-to-eyeball encounter \| feature \| first approach \| forum \| high-level talk \| homily \| huddle \| interchange of views \| interview \| introductory study \| investigation \| joint discussion \| logical analysis \| logical discussion \| lucubration \| meeting \| memoir \| monograph \| morceau \| negotiations \| news conference \| note \| open discussion \| open forum \| outline \| palaver \| pandect \| panel discussion \| paper \| paragraph \| parley \| piece \| pourparler \| powwow \| preliminary study \| press conference \| prolegomenon \| rap \| rap session \| research paper \| review \| screed \| scrutiny \| seance \| seminar \| session \| sitting \| sketch \| special article \| study \| summit \| summit conference \| summitry \| survey \| symposium \| talk \| term paper \| theme \| thesis \| town meeting \| tract \| tractate \| treatise \| treatment \| ventilation See Also \| argument \| argumentation \| communicating \| communication \| conference \| consideration \| debate \| deliberation \| detail \| dialogue \| dilation \| elaboration \| enlargement \| expansion \| group discussion \| language \| negotiation \| oral communication \| panel discussion \| postmortem \| public discussion \| speech \| speech communication \| spoken communication \| spoken language \| talk \| talks \| ventilation \| voice communication Discussion In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.] 1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. 2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation. The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. --Macaulay. {Discussion of a problem} or {an equation} (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math. Dict.

Discussion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discussion?

[n] an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
[n] an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Discussion: discourse | give-and-take | treatment | word

Discussion In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
   dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
   by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.

         The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
         all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.

{Discussion of a problem} or {an equation} (Math.), the
   operation of assigning different reasonable values to the
   arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math.
   Dict.

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