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Meaning of discussion in English

discussion
noun [ C or U ]
us
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ uk
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
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the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions:
hold/have discussions with We will hold/have discussions with employee representatives about possible layoffs.
under discussion The matter is still under discussion (= being considered).
a discussion group/document
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(Definition of discussion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

discussion | Intermediate English

discussion
noun [ C/U ]
us
/dɪˈskʌʃ·ən/
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the act of talking about something with other people and telling them your ideas or opinions:
[ U ] The matter is still under discussion (= being considered).
[ C ] The council had discussions on issues such as housing and living conditions.
(Definition of discussion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of discussion

discussion
Last fall, they repealed the 1993 resolution in hopes of jump-starting the discussion.
From Chicago Daily Herald
And check out some highlights from the discussion below.
From WIRED
For once, let's not leave the discussion there.
From A.V. Club
It was really a hard phone call and a hard discussion.
From NJ.com
But it has also provided a forum for serious discussion of the causes and effects of weaponic words.
From NPR
Sometimes, they seemed to make serious political discussion or reporting non-monetizable.
From The Verge
He did not explain what the "taco trucks" comment had to do with the larger discussion about illegal immigration.
From Business Insider
Discussions of economic mobility explore why some people are successful in moving up the economic ladder during their lifetime while others are not.
From Heritage.org
Or so you can have that discussion with someone else.
From Gizmodo
It would appear, at least from the above discussion, that our neighbors do not.
From Huffington Post
Minutes should record actions, not discussion, and normally should be very succinct.
From OCRegister
She's also posed to show the long, thin scar on her face, the one everyone asks about, discussion of which she usually dodges.
From TIME
She's in group therapy, in which participants speak about their problems and a therapist mediates the discussion.
From CNN
In some ways, it was like any other writing class: backpacks, books, rough drafts, discussions about literature.
From NPR
There has been lots of discussion of cancer as a modern scourge, but this isn't supported by the data.
From Slate Magazine
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Collocations with discussion

discussion

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bilateral discussion
I hope that there will be bilateral discussion.
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brief discussion
Yeah, we have a brief discussion.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
class discussion
They could stimulate class discussion about links between colonization, immigration, and social cohesion.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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Translations of discussion

in Chinese (Traditional)
討論，議論，談論…
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讨论，议论，谈论…
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discusión, discusión [feminine], debate [masculine]…
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discussão, argumentação, debate…
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एक क्रिया ज्यामध्ये लोक एखाद्या गोष्टीबद्दल बोलतात आणि एकमेकांना त्यांचे विचार किंवा मते सांगतात…
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話し合い, 議論, 議論（ぎろん）…
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tartışma, müzakere, görüş alış verişinde bulunma…
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discussion [feminine], discussion…
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debat, discussió…
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bespreking, discussie…
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மக்கள் எதையாவது பற்றி பேசும் மற்றும் ஒருவருக்கொருவர் தங்கள் யோசனைகள் அல்லது கருத்துக்களை சொல்லும் செயல்பாடு…
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चर्चा, विचार विमर्श…
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ચર્ચા…
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diskussion, debat…
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diskussion…
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perbincangan…
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die Diskussion…
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diskusjon [masculine], drøfting, debatt…
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بات چیت, مباحثہ, تبادلٔہ خیال…
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обговорення, дискусія…
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చర్చ, వ్యక్తులు ఏదైనా ఒక విషయం గురించి మాట్లాడుకునే మరియు వారి ఆలోచనలు లేదా అభిప్రాయాలను ఒకరికొకరు చెప్పే కార్యాచరణ…
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আলোচনা…
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diskuse, jednání…
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pembicaraan…
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การปรึกษาหารือ…
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sự thảo luận…
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dyskusja…
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상의, 토론…
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discussione, conversazione…
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