intellectual discourse

collocation in English

meaningsofintellectualanddiscourse

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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discourse
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us
/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition ofintellectualanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unfortunately, such disclaimers can be quickly forgotten, in the heat ofintellectualdiscourseor in the heat of practical applications.
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The paradigms used are thus part of the globalintellectualdiscourse.
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The political implications of such a strategy remained rather hidden, but authority gained legitimacy inintellectualdiscourse.
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Side by side with the universities there has always existed in the modern period a set of informal places whereintellectualdiscoursehas found a congenial home.
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He advocated a more prominent role of the natural sciences inintellectualdiscourseand education.
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However,intellectualdiscoursewith theologians of other faiths made him question his faith and his father disowned him.
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Their work also heavily influencedintellectualdiscourseon popular culture and scholarly popular culture studies.
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They are convinced that rather than behaving like attention-seeking children, they are genuinely starting anintellectualdiscourse.
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Moffett never believed in the restriction of education andintellectualdiscourseto within the walls of a college.
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These are social venues where people are more in pursuit of leisure than engaging inintellectualdiscourse.
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Bennet replies that they were anintellectualdiscourse.
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