Definitions
1.nounVerbal exchange, conversation.
2.nounExpression in words, either speech or writing.
3.nounA formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written."The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty."
4.nounAny rational expression, reason.
5.nounAn institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
6.nounDealing; transaction.
7.verbTo engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
8.verbTo write or speak formally and at length.
9.verbTo debate.
10.verbTo exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
11.verbTo produce or emit (musical sounds).