diskursus
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Ido
Verb
diskursus
- conditional of diskursar
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin discursus (“running about”). Semantic loan from Dutch discours (“discourse”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /disˈkursus/
- Rhymes: -ursus
- Syllabification: dis‧kur‧sus
Noun
diskursus (plural diskursus-diskursus)
- discourse:
- any rational expression, reason.
- verbal exchange, conversation; expression in words, either speech or writing.
- Synonym: bahasan
- a formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
- Synonym: wacana
- (social sciences) an institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic.
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Further reading
- “diskursus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.