Meaning

noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

noun a disk used in throwing competitions

verb to consider or examine in speech or writing

originFrom Middle English discussen, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discutiō (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter; examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quatiō (“to shake”).

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