What does discussion mean?
Definitions for discussion
dɪˈskʌʃ əndis·cus·sion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word discussion.
Princeton's WordNet
discussion, treatment, discoursenoun
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"
discussion, give-and-take, wordnoun
an exchange of views on some topic
"we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
Wiktionary
discussionnoun
Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
discussionnoun
Text giving further detail on a subject.
Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.
Etymology: From discussion.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Discussionnoun
Etymology: from discuss.
Truth cannot be found without some labour and intention of the mind, and the thoughts dwelling a considerable time upon the survey and discussion of each particular. South.
Various discussions tear our heated brain:
Opinions often turn; still doubts remain;
And who indulges thought, increases pain. Matthew Prior.
Webster Dictionary
Discussionnoun
the act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like
Discussionnoun
the act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation
Etymology: [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
Editors Contribution
discussion
To talk or speak to create an agreement.
We had a beautiful and simple discussion about our wedding and are so looking forward with joyful anticipation.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1220
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1265
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Nouns Frequency: #379
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of discussion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of discussion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of discussion in a Sentence
This is the first time there's ever been a serious discussion with a commitment from the highest levels of government to tackle tobacco in a way that is transformative, it will transform public health in the United States and literally do more to reduce cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease than any other set of actions the government could take.
By going into the building, they gave the left the ability to direct the discussion of what was going on in a way that was harmful to the things we believe in.
The meetings shouldn't have happened in the first place, an open-ended discussion on what should be a carefully investigated accusation can only put the city at exposure.
A lot has changed since the IPO: crop prices dropped, there's a discussion of tariffs, and the capital markets haven't been as supportive, you would need to see some cash flow growth and dividend growth to give confidence to investors that the business is on the right path and is healthy.
I think it's very important to have a public discussion about why we're denying our soldiers the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
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- مناقشة, بحثArabic
- müzakirəAzerbaijani
- дискусия, обсъждане, разискванеBulgarian
- আলোচনাBengali
- discussióCatalan, Valencian
- diskuze, diskuseCzech
- trafodaethWelsh
- diskussionDanish
- DiskussionGerman
- συνομιλία, συζήτηση, μελέτηGreek
- diskuto, diskutadoEsperanto
- discusiónSpanish
- väitlus, arutlusEstonian
- گفت و گو, بحثPersian
- [[syventävä]] [[osio]], väittely, keskusteluFinnish
- discussionFrench
- aighneasIrish
- דיוןHebrew
- बिबाद, बहसHindi
- diskisyonHaitian Creole
- megbeszélés, vitaHungarian
- քննարկումArmenian
- diskusiIndonesian
- diskutado, diskutoIdo
- discussioneItalian
- 討論, 議論Japanese
- კამათიGeorgian
- ಚರ್ಚೆKannada
- 討論, 토론Korean
- colloquium, disputatioLatin
- diskusijaLithuanian
- diskusija, debatesLatvian
- ചര്ച്ചMalayalam
- bespreking, discussieDutch
- diskusjon, debattNorwegian
- dyskusjaPolish
- discussãoPortuguese
- discuție, dezbatere, discutareRomanian
- дискуссия, обсуждениеRussian
- rȁspra, dìskūsija, расправа, распра, дискусија, rȃspravaSerbo-Croatian
- diskusiaSlovak
- diskutimAlbanian
- diskussionSwedish
- maneno, mazungumzo, majadilianoSwahili
- చర్చTelugu
- tartışma, bahıs, münakaşaTurkish
- azade sözleshmekUyghur, Uighur
- дискусія, розмоваUkrainian
- بباد, بحثUrdu
- thảo luận, sự, 討論Vietnamese
- דיסקוסיעYiddish
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