discussion
English
/dɪˈskʌʃən/, /dɪsˈkʊʃən/
noun
Definitions
- Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
- Text giving further detail on a subject.
- (medicine) The dispersion of a tumour.
Etymology
Derived from Old French discussion derived from Latin discussiō, discutiō.
Origin
Latin
discutiō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- discussional English
- discussionlike English
- metadiscussion English
- nondiscussion English
- overdiscussion English
- prediscussion English
- rediscussion English
- subdiscussion English
- discussiō Latin
- discutiō Latin
- Diskussion German
- diskutieren German
- discutere Italian
- discussion French
- discusión Spanish, Castilian
- diskusjon Norwegian Bokmål
- diskusjon Norwegian Nynorsk
- discussion Old French
- discusión Galician
- discussion Middle French