discourses

/D IH0 S K AO1 R S IH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    Verbal exchange, conversation.

  2. 2

    Expression in words, either speech or writing.

  3. 3

    A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

    โ€œThe preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.โ€

  4. 4

    Any rational expression, reason.

  5. 5

    An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).

  6. 6

    Dealing; transaction.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourse, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourses