Discussion
[dɪ'skʌʃ(ə)n] or [dɪ'skʌʃən]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) an exchange of views on some topic; 'we had a good discussion'; 'we had a word or two about it'.
Typist: Melba--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
(n.) The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Debate, ventilation, agitation, disquisition, disputation, controversy, canvass.
Typist: Wolfgang
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A method of confirming others in their errors.
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Examples
- Old New York scrupulously observed the etiquette of hospitality, and no discussion with a guest was ever allowed to degenerate into a disagreement. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The second book begins with an account of different philosophic al views concerning the origin of matter, and a discussion of the earliest dwellings of man. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Amy's definition of Jo's idea of independence was such a good hit that both burst out laughing, and the discussion took a more amiable turn. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He brought the happiness of childhood into political discussion, and this opened up a new source of political power. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Well, there are things which are placed beyond the pale of discussion; and I thought this was specially so, and by mutual agreement. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- After much discussion they appointed a committee to call on Sir Humphrey Davy and ask him to investigate the possibilities for them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Here is the matter for a very pretty discussion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The phonograph was now fairly launched as a world sensation, and a reference to the newspapers of 1878 will show the extent to which it and Edison were themes of universal discussion. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Raymond had joined in the former part of the discussion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Fundamentally, the elements involved in a discussion of value have been covered in the prior discussion of aims and interests. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Adrian and Ryland were still in earnest discussion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For five days the discussion was carried on. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For the purposes of this discussion we could well lower the 27,000,000 by half. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- How dare you appeal to me just now, you false rascal, as if we had been in discussion together? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- That, again, need not enter into our discussion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The discussions of this chapter and the prior one should, however, give an added meaning to those results. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There were hasty discussions among the Greeks; some were for withdrawing, some for holding out. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then you are treated to endless discussions by the critics trying to prove that it is not a play. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For two days, he talked to her, continued the discussions of art, of life, in which they both found such pleasure. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In the Statesman, enquiries into the principles of Method are interspersed with discussions about Politics. Plato. The Republic.
- One of his earlier works and his latest are bold and penetrating discussions of the possible betterment of social relations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are much too kind and too good to be drawn into these discussions. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In these discussions, Joe bore no part. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But such discussions were having no immediate effect upon political arrangements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After many serious discussions with Meg and Jo, the pattern was chosen, the materials bought, and the slippers begun. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He took an office in London, in order that he might take part in the railway discussions that were continually coming before Parliament. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- There has since been a great deal of acrimony displayed in discussions of the question as to who set Columbia on fire. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This instruction must have been very much in the style of the Socratic discussions that were going on in Athens a couple of centuries later. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The remainder of the work is filled up with digressions foreign to the main subject, and with discussions about the education of the guardians. Plato. The Republic.
- It is time there were discussions. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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