Discussion Meaning
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounConversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
nounText giving further detail on a subject.
Sentence Examples
Your question does not bear on the subject under discussion.
When the excitement died down, the discussion resumed.
I discovered something interesting during a family discussion.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The long ____ finally led to a decision from the committee.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Your question does not bear on the subject under ____.
Word Origin & History
From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the May 12 memo, Meta said it had previously allowed open discussion of abortion at work but later recognized that it had led to “significant disruptions in the workplace given unique legal complexities and the number of people affected by the issue.”"
— 2022 June 24, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac, “Meta clamps down on internal discussion of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.”, in The New York Times:
"The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32)."
— 2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long ____ finally led to a decision from the committee.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Your question does not bear on the subject under ____.