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discourse
 
NOUN:1. Spoken exchange: chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse1, dialogue, speech, talk. Informal : confab. Slang : jaw. See WORDS. 2. A formal, lengthy exposition of a topic: disquisition, dissertation, treatise. See WORDS. 3. The faculty, act, or product of speaking: speech, talk, utterance, verbalization, vocalization. See WORDS.
VERB:To engage in spoken exchange: chat, confabulate, converse1, speak, talk. Informal : confab, visit. See WORDS.
 
 
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