different between discussion vs talking

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

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??k??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?k??/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?t?k??/
• Rhymes: -??k??
• Hyphenation: talk?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English talkynge, equivalent to talk +? -ing.

Noun

talking (countable and uncountable, plural talkings)

1. The action of the verb talk.
   • 1864-65, Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her?

     He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.

Etymology 2

From Middle English talkyng, talkynge, equivalent to talk +? -ing.

Verb

talking

1. present participle of talk

Derived terms

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