discourse vs elaboration

elaboration vs discourse

discourse and elaboration both are nouns.

discourse is a verb but elaboration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discourse	Yes	No	Yes	No
elaboration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elaboration is a hyponym of discourse; that is, elaboration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discourse:

discourse: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
elaboration: a discussion that provides additional information

Other hyponyms of discourse include detail, dilation, consideration, talk, enlargement, expansion.

discourse (noun)	elaboration (noun)
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic	developing in intricate and painstaking detail
extended verbal expression in speech or writing	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)	marked by elaborately complex detail
	a discussion that provides additional information
	the result of improving something

discourse (verb)	elaboration (verb)
talk at length and formally about a topic
carry on a conversation
to consider or examine in speech or writing

Difference between discourse and elaboration

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