discours

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkuːr/

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Noun

discours n (plural discoursen, diminutive discoursje n)

1. discourse (way of thinking involving certain concepts and terms)
2. discourse (exposition of some length)

Etymology

From Middle French discours, borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”) (from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”)). Compare English discourse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.kuʁ/

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Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration

Further reading

• “discours” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin discursus.

Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. speech; discourse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”).

Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. (Jersey) speech