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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic;
- Example: "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"
- Example: "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
[syn: discussion, treatment, discourse]

2. an exchange of views on some topic;
- Example: "we had a good discussion"
- Example: "we had a word or two about it"
[syn: discussion, give-and-take, word]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
   examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
   1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
      dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [archaic]
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   2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
      by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
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            The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
            all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.
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   Discussion of a problem or Discussion of an equation
      (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable
      values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the
      result. --Math. Dict.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discussion
    n 1: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with
         some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent
         discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race
         question is badly biased" [syn: discussion, treatment,
         discourse]
    2: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good
       discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn:
       discussion, give-and-take, word]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

DISCUSSION, n.  A method of confirming others in their errors.