(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If there is ~ about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision.
There was a lot of ~ about the wording of the report...
N-VAR: oft N of/about/on n
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If something is under ~, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.
‘The proposals are still under ~,’ she said.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
2.
A ~ of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail.
For a ~ of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
3.
A ~ document or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss.
ADJ: ADJ n