Discourse
Translation- Discourse
- Discourse Dis*course", n. [L. discursus a running to and fro,
discourse, fr. discurrere, discursum, to run to and fro, to
discourse; dis- + currere to run: cf. F. discours. See
{Course}.]
1. The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it
were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a
conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning;
range of reasoning faculty. [Obs.]
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Difficult, strange, and harsh to the discourses of natural reason. --South. [1913 Webster]
Sure he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. Conversation; talk. [1913 Webster]
In their discourses after supper. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Filling the head with variety of thoughts, and the mouth with copious discourse. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
3. The art and manner of speaking and conversing. [1913 Webster]
Of excellent breeding, admirable discourse. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the preacher gave us a long discourse on duty. [1913 Webster]
5. Dealing; transaction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Good Captain Bessus, tell us the discourse Betwixt Tigranes and our king, and how We got the victory. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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discourse — 1> книж. лекция, речь, слово Ex: to deliver a discourse произнести речь 2> книж. трактат, рассуждение Ex: discourse on the nature of man трактат о природе человека 3> книж. разговор, беседа Ex: to hold discourse with smb. беседовать (вести… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Discourse — Dis*course , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Discoursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discoursing}.] 1. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. [Obs.] Have sense or can discourse. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To express one s self in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discourse — Dis*course , v. t. 1. To treat of; to expose or set forth in language. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The life of William Tyndale . . . is sufficiently and at large discoursed in the book. Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter or give forth; to speak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Discourse — For other uses, see Discourses (disambiguation). Sociology … Wikipedia
discourse — сущ. 1) общ. разговор; рассуждение, доклад, лекция, речь direct [indirect] discourse прямая [косвенная] речь 2) фил. дискурс а) мет. (набор терминов и… … Англо-русский экономический словарь
discourse — dɪsˈkɔ:s 1. сущ. 1) разговор Syn : conversation 2) рассуждение (письменное или устное); доклад, лекция, речь direct discourse ≈ прямая речь indirect discourse ≈ … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
discourse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English discours, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin discursus; Medieval Latin, argument, from Late Latin, conversation, from Latin, act of running about, from discurrere to run about, from dis + currere to run more at car … New Collegiate Dictionary
discourse — discourser, n. n. /dis kawrs, kohrs, dis kawrs , kohrs /; v. /dis kawrs , kohrs /, n., v., discoursed, discoursing. n. 1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse. 2. a formal discussion of a… … Universalium
discourse — 1. noun a) Verbal exchange, conversation. Two or three of the gentlemen sat near him, and I caught at times scraps of their conversation across the room. At first I could not make much sense of what I heard; for the discourse of Louisa Eshton and … Wiktionary