“of/discourse”

The following 2 entries include the term of/discourse.

universe of discourse

noun phrase

: an inclusive class of entities that is tacitly implied or explicitly delineated as the subject of a statement, discourse, or theory

form of discourse

: one of the types into which discourses are classified according to function and which comprise exposition, argument, description, and narration


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