DISCUSSION


Meaning of DISCUSSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪskʌʃ(ə)n ]

( discussions)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision.

There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report...

N-VAR : oft N of/about/on n

If something is under discussion , it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.

‘The proposals are still under discussion,’ she said.

PHRASE : v-link PHR

2.

A discussion of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail.

For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4.

N-COUNT : usu N of n

3.

A discussion document or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss.

ADJ : ADJ n

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