discussion
Other forms: discussions
If you're in an ongoing discussion with someone over, say, the best way to train a dog, that means you talk to each other over a long period of time, about all the aspects of dog training.
Discussion comes from the Latin for "examination by taking things apart," and when you're having a discussion with someone on a complicated topic, it's like you're taking it apart and trying to understand it. Usually in a discussion, people exchange ideas. If you say, "I adore bananas," and your friend says, "me too," that's hardly a discussion. But if your friend says, "bananas are disgusting," then you can get into a discussion about it.
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an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic“the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”
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detail
extended treatment of particulars
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dilation
a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
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consideration
a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)
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talk
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
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elaboration, enlargement, expansion
a discussion that provides additional information
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expatiation
a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
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reconsideration
a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
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embellishment, embroidery
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
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communicating, communication
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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an exchange of views on some topic“we had a good discussion”
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give-and-take, word
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argument, argumentation, debate
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
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deliberation
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
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conference, group discussion
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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panel discussion
discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience
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post-mortem, postmortem
discussion of an event after it has occurred
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public discussion, ventilation
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
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dialogue, negotiation, talks
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
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logomachy
argument about words or the meaning of words
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parley
a negotiation between enemies
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bull session
an informal discussion (usually among men)
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colloquy
a conversation especially a formal one
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consultation
a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
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audience, consultation, interview
a conference (usually with someone important)
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huddle, powwow
(informal) a quick private conference
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news conference, press conference
a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
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pretrial, pretrial conference
(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
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round table, round-table conference, roundtable
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
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session
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
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teach-in
an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
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teleconference, teleconferencing
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
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diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
negotiation between nations
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bargaining
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
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collective bargaining
negotiation between an employer and a trade union
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horse trading
negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
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mediation
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
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language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
(language) communication by word of mouth
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