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discours

discours

Dutch

Noun

discours n ‎(plural discoursen, diminutive discoursje n)

  1. discourse

French

Etymology

Borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus ‎(“the act of running about”) (from discurrō ‎(“run about”), from dis- ‎(“apart”) + currō ‎(“run”)). Compare English discourse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.kuʁ/

Noun

discours m ‎(plural discours)

  1. oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration

Middle French

Noun

discours m (plural discours)

  1. speech; discourse

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French discours, from Late Latin discursus ‎(“the act of running about”).

Noun

discours m ‎(plural discours)

  1. (Jersey) speech

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