Définitions
1.NounVerbal exchange, conversation.
2.NounExpression in words, either speech or writing.
3.NounA conversation.
4.NounA formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written."The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty."
5.NounAny rational expression, reason.
6.NounAn institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
7.NounLengthy, often heated debate over controversial subject matter, particularly within fandom and activist spaces. Sometimes rendered as a proper noun with the definite article (i.e. "the Discourse").
8.NounDealing; transaction.
9.VerbTo engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
10.VerbTo write or speak formally and at length.
11.VerbTo debate.
12.VerbTo exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
13.VerbTo produce or emit (musical sounds).