Definitions for discussion
dɪˈskʌʃ əndis·cus·sion

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. discussion, treatment, discourse(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"

2. discussion, give-and-take, word(noun)

   an exchange of views on some topic

   "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. discussion(Noun)

   Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

2. discussion(Noun)

   Text giving further detail on a subject.

   Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.

Origin: From discussion.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Discussion(noun)

   the act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like

2. Discussion(noun)

   the act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation

Origin: [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1220

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1265

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'discussion' in Nouns Frequency: #379

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discussion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discussion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of discussion in a Sentence

1. David Montoya:

   They shut down discussion.

2. Lopez Meyer:

   It's an ongoing discussion.

3. Philippine President Benigno Aquino:

   We will be starting discussion on this.

4. Jaroslaw Kaczynski:

   This will de facto close the discussion.

5. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   We are not yet at the end of the discussion.

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