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discourse

/ˈdɪskɔːs/DIH-skawrs
/ˈdɪskɔɹs/DIH-skawrs

Meaninga running about (in talk)

Common meaning: serious talk or writing on a subject

‘apart, away’ + ‘to run’ → discourse

Journey through time

  1. Latincurrō, cucurrī, cursum‘to run’
  2. Old Frenchdiscourssource
  3. Englishdiscourse‘serious talk or writing on a subject’ · today

dis- also in: disarmdiscerndiscorddisdaindisgust

cour also in: cursorcurriculum

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin currō ‘to run’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry currō, p. 503 · dictionary scan

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Related words

curriculumcursor

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