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discourse on something — disˈcourse on/upon sth derived (formal) to talk or give a long speech about sth that you know a lot about • He discoursed for hours on the problems of the education system. Main entry: ↑discoursederived … Useful english dictionary
discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discourse — dis|course1 W3 [ˈdısko:s US o:rs] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: discursus conversation , from Latin, running around , from currere to run ] 1.) a serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject discourse on/upon ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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discourse — 1 noun 1 (C) a serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject (+ on/upon): Professor Grant delivered a long discourse on aspects of moral theology. 2 (U) serious conversation between people: You can t expect meaningful discourse when… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Discourse on Metaphysics — The Discourse on Metaphysics (Discours de métaphysique, 1686) is a short (60 pages in translation) treatise by Gottfried Leibniz in which he develops a philosophy concerning physical substance, motion and resistance of bodies, and God s role… … Wikipedia
George Farquhar — Infobox Writer name = George Farquhar imagesize = 150px caption = George Farquhar pseudonym = birthdate = 1677 or 1678 birthplace = Derry, Ireland deathdate = April 29, 1707 deathplace = London, England occupation = Dramatist nationality = Irish… … Wikipedia
Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of … History of philosophy
Niccolò Machiavelli — Machiavelli redirects here. For other uses, see Machiavelli (disambiguation). Niccolò Machiavelli Portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by Santi di Tito Full name Niccolò Machiavelli Born … Wikipedia
semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… … Universalium
