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discoursing
Variant of discourse
noun
- communication of ideas, information, etc., esp. by talking; conversation
- a long and formal treatment of a subject, in speech or writing; lecture; treatise; dissertation
- Archaic ability to reason; rationality
intransitive verb discoursed, discoursing
- to carry on conversation; talk; confer
- to speak or write (on or upon a subject) formally and at some length
transitive verb
Archaic to utter or tell
Related Forms:
- discourser noun
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