(uncountable, archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation. / (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing. / (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

(intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse. / (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length. / (obsolete, transitive) To debate.

plural of discourse

simple past tense and past participle of discourse

plural of discourser

One who discourses; a narrator or speaker. / The writer of a treatise or dissertation.

The state or quality of being discursive.

conversation

present participle of discourse

In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or discourse. / Discursively.