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Racecourse and discourse have the same root, course, which means "movement along a path."

Based on this information, what is the most likely definition of discourse?


extended discussion on a subject


fragmented conversation


major field of study


scattered bits of information

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Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

a

User Stelian
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Answer:

extended discussion on a subject

Step-by-step explanation:

Course as defined in the scenario above means movement along a path. The word discourse could therefore be broken into two:

dis - which plays the role of a prefix and ;

course - the root word meaning movement along a path

The prefix usually means : to break, move apart, deviate or opposite of something. Therefore combining the root word and the prefix, we might define discourse to mean a discussion or talks which isn't just in a certain direction or path, it could be characterized as being unusually long covering various fields.

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