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DISCUSSANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does discussant mean?
• DISCUSSANT (noun)
The noun DISCUSSANT has 1 sense:
1. a participant in a formal discussion
Familiarity information: DISCUSSANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A participant in a formal discussion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("discussant" is a kind of...):
participant; player (someone who takes part in an activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discussant"):
adducer (a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof)
Derivation:
discuss (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
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