American English pronunciation
How to pronounce discussion
IPA transcription: [dɪs'kʌʃən]
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Noun
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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”
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an exchange of views on some topic
“we had a good discussion”
“we had a word or two about it”
Usage examples
- There's a podium discussion about the pros and cons of daylight saving time.
- An economics discussion on TV went off the tangent to politics.
- This leaves open the possibility of fruitful scientific discussion of value judgments.
- Regular Groups include a Faith discussion group, Wirral Circle and a Toddler Play Group.
- Professors may also use their teaching assistants to help teach discussions during regular class.
- These discussions are usually among the most contentious at CoP meetings.
- Estimates of effort or cost can be developed through discussions among project team members.
- See German tank problem for further discussion.
- Typically, Jesus and the doctors, intent on their discussions, have not noticed them yet.
- The conference was the result of discussion on building a small, programmer-focused convention.