discussion
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- discussional adjective
- prediscussion noun
- rediscussion noun
Etymology
Origin of discussion
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin discussiōn-, stem of discussiō “inquiry, examination,” Latin: “a shaking,” from discuss(us) “shaken” ( discuss ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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The right opportunity did arise and Calvert-Lewin's form for Leeds has seen him return to discussion about the England squad.
From BBC
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran was open to nuclear discussions but that the U.S. needed to stop issuing military threats.
“It’s kind of a startlingly bad picture where virtually all major western watersheds are doing very poorly,” Swain said in a livestreamed discussion of the western snow outlook.
From Los Angeles Times
The latest discussions, they said, include an equity investment of tens of billions of dollars as part of OpenAI’s current funding round.
Mojica planned a belated coming out talk at dinner the night before; the discussion never happened.
From Los Angeles Times
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