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The event has elevated the level of public discourse on this issue.discourse = conversation (or the exchange of ideas) on a particular topic
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The idea of individual rights is prominent in American discourse.
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...and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. (source)discourse = conversation
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She sat, elbows on the table, her head in her hands, catching only fragments of his discourse.† (source)
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He was quiet a moment, expecting some comment on his discourse, but no one said a word.† (source)
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Poor Myra was baffled, as she always is by theological discourse.† (source)
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Maybe I was racing through King's College, the Discourse on Inequality tucked under my arm.† (source)
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Discourses on the Tides.† (source)Discourses = speaks or writes formally on a particular topic; or has a conversation
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The proportion that discoursed in more depth on ideological issues such as liberty, constitutional rights, resistance to tyranny, and so on was smaller-40 percent.† (source)
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Detached from their owners, voices sounded unnaturally loud, Harry thought he head Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to stop and say hello.... I think that's them, Al," said Ginny suddenly.† (source)
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Doubtless this Arrius hath tricks of language; otherwise he could not so confound himself, to-day a Jew, to-morrow a Roman; but of the rich tongue of Athene—discourseth he in that as well?† (source)standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-th" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She discourseth" in older English, later they said, "She discourses."
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As I belong to worship and affect In honour honesty, the tract of ev'rything Would by a good discourser lose some life, Which action's self was tongue to.† (source)
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"O soul that discoursest so well," said I, "tell me who thou wast, and why thou alone renewest these worthy praises.† (source)discoursest = speak or write formally on a particular topic; or have a conversationstandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-st" is dropped, so that where they said "Thou discoursest" in older English, later they said, "You discourse."
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Simply put, the Count found political discourse of any persuasion to be tedious.† (source)
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Between our discourses on early punk, big band and swing, and the questionable redeeming qualities of techno music, I was learning more and more about him.† (source)discourses = speaks or writes formally on a particular topic; or has a conversation
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He sent Drouet after a program, and then discoursed to Carrie concerning Jefferson as he had heard of him.† (source)
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