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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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: discussion, treatment,
         discourse]
    2: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good
       discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn:
       discussion, give-and-take, word]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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. 



4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
DISCUSSION, n.  A method of confirming others in their errors.


Thesaurus Results for discussion:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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