Meaning

• Noun

  1. Verbal exchange, conversation.
  2. Expression in words, either speech or writing.
  3. A conversation.
  4. A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
  5. Any rational expression, reason.
  6. An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
  7. (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.

• Verb