'Discussion' definitions:

Definition of 'discussion'

(from WordNet)
noun
An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" [syn: discussion, treatment, discourse]
noun
An exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: discussion, give-and-take, word]

Definition of 'Discussion'

From: GCIDE
  • Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
  • 1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation. [1913 Webster]
  • The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Discussion of a problem or Discussion of an equation (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math. Dict. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'discussion'

From: Moby Thesaurus