how to pronounce discourse

/ˈdɪskɔːɹs/

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discourse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of discourse in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… eggshells in political discourse also …”

meaning of discourse

Discourse is a discussion or argument.

discourse frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word discourse occurs in english on average 6.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics discourse can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that discourse can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;