discussion

== English == === Etymology === From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʊʃ.ən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɐʃ.ən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /dəˈskɐʃ.ən/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈɖɪs.kə.ʃən/ Hyphenation: dis‧cus‧sion === Noun === discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions) Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. Synonym: discourse Text giving further detail on a subject. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== discuss discusser (“a person who discusses”) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “discussion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. discussion in Britannica Dictionary discussion in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary discussion in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary discussion in Ozdic collocation dictionary discussion in WordReference English Collocations == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin discussiōnem, from Latin discutiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ Homophone: discussions === Noun === discussion f (plural discussions) debate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view) Synonyms: débat, dialogue La discussion est close. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) argument, (verbal) fight, row (a vivid, uncivil exchange of emotional points of view) Synonyms: chamaillerie, dispute, querelle (colloquial) conversation, discussion (an exchange of words neither contradictory nor conflictual) Synonyms: bavardage, conversation, dialogue, entretien ==== Synonyms ==== dialogue ==== Derived terms ==== groupe de discussion ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: diskisyon === Further reading === “discussion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. === Noun === discussion f (plural discussions) discussion == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. === Noun === discussion oblique singular, f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions) discussion