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# {{intransitive}} If someone '''discourses''', they [[talk]] or [[converse]] with someone else; they make [[conversation]]. | # {{intransitive}} If someone '''discourses''', they [[talk]] or [[converse]] with someone else; they make [[conversation]]. <> yi [[magana]] da wani, [[tattauna]] da wani. | ||
# {{intransitive}} If someone '''discourses''', they [[write]] or [[talk]] [[formally]] and for a good [[length]] of time. | # {{intransitive}} If someone '''discourses''', they [[write]] or [[talk]] [[formally]] and for a good [[length]] of time. <> 'yar doguwar magana. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 17 September 2020
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: dis‧course
Noun
- (uncountable) Discourse is communication in words of either talking or writing. <> magana, tattaunawa.
- (countable) A discourse is a long formal discussion about a topic, either through talking or in writing. <> batu, jawabi.
- (countable) A discourse is any reasonable expression or reason.
Synonyms
- (conversation): debate, discussion, conversation, talk
- (communication in words): communication, expression
- (long formal discussion): lecture, sermon
Related words
Verb
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (intransitive) If someone discourses, they talk or converse with someone else; they make conversation. <> yi magana da wani, tattauna da wani.
- (intransitive) If someone discourses, they write or talk formally and for a good length of time. <> 'yar doguwar magana.