Definitions
talk at length and formally about a topic
Word origin
From Middle English discours, borrowed from Middle French discours (“conversation, speech”), from Latin discursus (“the act of running about”), from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”). Spelling modified by influence of Middle French cours (“course”). Doublet of discursus.
Used in a sentence
“UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe, Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood: […]”
“The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.”
“Sure he that made us with such large discourse, / Looking before and after, gave us not / That capability and godlike reason / To rust in us unused.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Serious talk”9 letters
02“Formal talk”9 letters
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