[
  {
    "word": "discourse",
    "phonetic": "/d\u026as\u02c8k\u0254\u02d0(\u0279)s/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u026as\u02c8k\u0254\u02d0(\u0279)s/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/discourse-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1784101",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Verbal exchange, conversation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Expression in words, either speech or writing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any rational expression, reason.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Dealing; transaction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "communication",
          "expression",
          "dissertation",
          "lecture",
          "study",
          "treatise",
          "ratiocination",
          "conversation",
          "debate",
          "discussion",
          "talk"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To write or speak formally and at length.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To debate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To produce or emit (musical sounds).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "converse",
          "talk"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourse"
    ]
  }
]