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discussion

  • /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ Canada, US, UK
  • /dɪsˈkʊʃ.ən/ Northern England
  • /dɪˈskɐʃ.ən/ Australia
  • /dəˈskɐʃ.ən/ New Zealand
  • /ˈɖɪs.kə.ʃən/ South Asia

Where it comes from

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.

noun discussions

  1. countable, uncountable Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
  2. countable, uncountable Text giving further detail on a subject. Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable The dispersion of a tumour.

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