n. 25B6; noun
a long discussion with her husband : CONVERSATION, talk, dialogue, discourse, conference, debate, exchange of views, consultation, deliberation; powwow, chat, tête-à-tête, heart-to-heart; negotiations, parley; informal confab, chit-chat, rap; N. Amer. informal skull session, bull session; formal confabulation, colloquy; archaic converse.
the book's candid discussion of sexual matters : EXAMINATION, exploration, analysis, study; treatment, consideration.