Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) discourse (extended verbal expression in speech or writing)
S: (n) sermon, discourse, preaching (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))
S: (n) discussion, treatment, discourse (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"
Verb
S: (v) discourse, talk about, discuss (to consider or examine in speech or writing) "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
S: (v) hold forth, discourse, dissertate (talk at length and formally about a topic) "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"