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noun, masculine

discours

/dis.kuʁ/

noun, masculine/dis.kuʁ/

speech; speech, address, talk, oral presentation

discours directdirect speech

Inherited from Middle French discours, borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”) (from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”)). Compare English discourse.