A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
Expression in words, either speech or writing.
An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
Any rational expression, reason.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
To write or speak formally and at length.
A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
The sense used to perceive sound.
The act by which something is heard.
A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.