discourse
I
noun
address, allocution, argument, argumentation, commentary, conference, conlocutio, conloquium, conversation, declamation, dialogue, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, elucidation, exchange of views, excursus, exhortation, exposition, expression of views, formal discussion, interchange of views, interlocution, language, lecture, oral communication, oration, prelection, recital, recitation, rhetorical presentation, sermo, speech, talk, verbal communication, verbal exposition, verbal intercourse
II
verb
address, comment, commune with, communicate orally, confabulate, confer, conloqui, converse, debate, deliver a speech, deliver a talk, deliver an address, dilate, discuss, dissertate, exchange observations, expatiate, explain, expound, give a speech, give a talk, give an address, hold a conference, lecture, make a speech, orate, orationem facere, orationem habere, parley, perorate, prelect, recite, sermonize, speak, talk, talk over, talk together
III
index
address (talk to), charge (statement to the jury), conversation, converse, declaim, declamation, discuss, instruction (teaching), narration, pandect (treatise), parlance, peroration, recital, recite, rhetoric (skilled speech), speak, speech
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006