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discussion

noun
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/US/dɪsˈkʊʃ.ən/

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.

  1. derived from discutiō
  2. derived from discussiō
  3. derived from discussion

Definitions

  1. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

    • There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
    • This topic is not open to discussion.
    • My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.

  2. Text giving further detail on a subject.

    • Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
    • The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).

  3. The dispersion of a tumour.

The neighborhood

Derived

book discussion group, corridor discussion, discussional, discussionless, discussionlike, discussion room, e-discussion, end of discussion, metadiscussion, nondiscussion, overdiscussion, panel discussion, prediscussion, rediscussion, subdiscussion

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discussion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at discussion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at discussion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA