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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  DISCUSSION, n.  A method of confirming others in their errors.
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
     examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
     1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
        dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
        by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
              all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Discussion of a problem or Discussion of an equation
        (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable
        values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the
        result. --Math. Dict.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
     examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
     1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
        dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
  
     2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
        by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
  
              The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
              all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.
  
     Discussion of a problem or an equation (Math.), the
        operation of assigning different reasonable values to the
        arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math.
        Dict.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  discussion
       n 1: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with
            some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent
            discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race
            question is badly biased" [syn: treatment, discourse]
       2: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good
          discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: give-and-take,
           word]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Γαλλικά n.
     η συζήτηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Middle French n.
     (l en discussion)
     n.
     1 conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
     2 Text giving further detail on a subject.
     3 (lb en medicine obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     n.
     1 conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
     2 Text giving further detail on a subject.
     3 (lb en medicine obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Middle French n.
     (l en discussion)
     n.
     1 conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
     2 Text giving further detail on a subject.
     3 (lb en medicine obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Middle French n.
     (l en discussion)
     n.
     1 conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
     2 Text giving further detail on a subject.
     3 (lb en medicine obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Ranska n.
     1 keskustelu,
     2 väittely

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  discussion
     Engelska n.
     diskussion

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  المناقشة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  1. диску́сия, обсъ́ждане, рази́скване
  conversation or debate
  2. диску́сия
  text giving further detail on a subject

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/ 
  projednání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/ 
  diskuze

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/ 
  debata

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  diskuse

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/ 
  trafodaeth 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  Besprechung , Diskussion , Erörterung 
   see: discussions
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  Diskussion , Auseinandersetzung 
           Note: über
        "hold / have a discussion (with sb. about sth.)"  - eine Diskussion führen (mit jdm. über etw.)
   see: discussions, serious discussion, bikeshed
  
           Note: about; on

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  Gesprächsrunde 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  
  συζήτηση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  1. keskustelu, väittely
  conversation or debate
  2. diskussio, pohdinta, syventävä osio
  text giving further detail on a subject

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  discussion /diskʌʃən/
  discussion

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/ 
  1. चर्चा
        "The book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  diskusija, rasprava, raspravljanje, razgovor, razmatranje, vijećanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  1. megbeszélés
  2. vita
  3. tárgyalás

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  diskusi
  conversation or debate

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  議論, 討論
  conversation or debate

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  discussion /dıskʌʃən/ 
  (ap)svarstymas, aptarimas, diskusija, debatai, pokalbis

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  diskusjon
  conversation or debate

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  discussion /dɪˈskʌʃən/ 
   1.  dyskusja
   2.  debata, debatowanie
   3.  under discussion (:under :discussion)
   - omawiany, w toku załatwiania

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  discussion /diskʌʃən/
  discussão

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  discussion //dɪsˈkʊʃən// //dɪˈskʌʃən// 
  diskussion
  conversation or debate

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  discussion /dɪskˈʌʃən/
  1. müzakere, görüşme, münakaşa, sözlü veya yazılı tartışma.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  discussion /diskysjˈɔ̃/
  breud (breudoù /bʁødˈu/), breutaerezh (breutaerezhioù /bʁøtaɛʁɛzjˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  дискусия
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  1. Diskussion, Erörterung
  action de discuter, conversation
  2. Streit
  dispute, contestation

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  συζήτηση, συνομιλία
  action de discuter, conversation

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  discussion /diskysjɔ̃/ 
  discussion

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  keskustelu
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  discussione
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  議論, ディスカッション, 討論, 話し合い
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  sermō

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  pokalbis
  action de discuter, conversation

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  discussion /diskysjõ/
  1. bespreking, discussie

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  dyskusja
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  discussão
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  обсуждение, дискуссия
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  discusión
  action de discuter, conversation

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  discussion /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/ 
  1. diskussion, dryftande
  action de discuter, conversation
  2. ordväxling
  dispute, contestation

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  discussion 
  discussió  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈskəʃən/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  DISCUSSION, civil law. A proceeding, on the part of a surety, by which. the 
  property of the principal debtor is made liable before resort can be had to 
  the sureties; this is called the benefit of discussion. This is the law in 
  Louisiana. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 3014 to 3020. See Domat, 3, 4, 1 to 4; 
  Burge on Sur. 329, 343, 348; 5 Toull. p. 544 7 Toull. p. 93; 2 Bouv. Inst. 
  n. 1414. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "discussion":
     airing, analysis, argument, article, audience, bargaining,
     bargaining session, bull session, buzz session, canvassing,
     causerie, chat, colloquium, colloquy, conclave, confab,
     confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consideration,
     consultation, convention, conversation, council, council fire,
     council of war, debate, debating, deliberation, descant, dialectic,
     dialogue, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, essay, etude,
     examination, exchange, exchange of views, excursus, exposition,
     eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, feature, first approach, forum,
     high-level talk, homily, huddle, interchange of views, interview,
     introductory study, investigation, joint discussion,
     logical analysis, logical discussion, lucubration, meeting, memoir,
     monograph, morceau, negotiations, news conference, note,
     open discussion, open forum, outline, palaver, pandect,
     panel discussion, paper, paragraph, parley, piece, pourparler,
     powwow, preliminary study, press conference, prolegomenon, rap,
     rap session, research paper, review, screed, scrutiny, seance,
     seminar, session, sitting, sketch, special article, study, summit,
     summit conference, summitry, survey, symposium, talk, term paper,
     theme, thesis, town meeting, tract, tractate, treatise, treatment,
     ventilation
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 讨论;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 讨论,商议

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