different between council vs discussion

English

Etymology

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Anglo-Norman cuncile and Old French concile, from Latin concilium. Doublet of concelho.

Pronunciation

• enPR: koun?-s?l, IPA^(key): /?ka?n.s?l/
• Homophone: counsel

Noun

council (plural councils)

1. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
2. Discussion or deliberation.

Hyponyms

• synod

Derived terms

Related terms

• conciliate
• reconcile

Translations

See also

• counsel

English

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??sk???n/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s?k???n/
• Hyphenation: dis?cus?sion

Noun

discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

1. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

2. Text giving further detail on a subject.
3. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

Related terms

• discuss

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ky.sj??/
• Homophone: discussions

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. conversation, discussion (not contradictory or conflictual)

Synonyms

• dialogue
• conversation

Further reading

• “discussion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. discussion

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions)

1. discussion