communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

detail - extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"

dilation - a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

consideration - a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

talk - (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

enlargement, expansion, elaboration - a discussion that provides additional information

speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

argumentation, debate, argument - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

deliberation - (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"

group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

panel discussion - discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience

postmortem - discussion of an event after it has occurred

public discussion, ventilation - free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"

negotiation, talks, dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"