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n. (communication) | 1. discourse, discussion, treatment | 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" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ detail | extended treatment of particulars.; "the essay contained too much detail" |
| ~ dilation | a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic. |
| ~ consideration | a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).; "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" |
| ~ talk | discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of').; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" |
| ~ elaboration, enlargement, expansion | a discussion that provides additional information. |
n. (communication) | 2. discussion, give-and-take, word | an exchange of views on some topic.; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" |
| ~ oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, language, speech | (language) communication by word of mouth.; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" |
| ~ argumentation, debate, argument | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal.; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" |
| ~ deliberation | (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question.; "the deliberations of the jury" |
| ~ group discussion, conference | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic. |
| ~ panel discussion | discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience. |
| ~ post-mortem, postmortem | discussion of an event after it has occurred. |
| ~ public discussion, ventilation | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest.; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" |
| ~ negotiation, talks, dialogue | a discussion intended to produce an agreement.; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" |
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