English Explanatory Dictionary

discursion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
  2. Digression.
  3. Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.

Pronunciation

dĭskûrʹzhən /dɪˈskɝʒən/ dĭskûrʹshən /dɪˈskɜːʃən/ /dɪˈskɜːʒən/ en-au-discursion.ogg

Word forms

discursion discursions discorsioun

Etymology

From Latin discursiō, from discurrō (“to run to and fro”); compare the English discurre, discurrent, discursation, and discurse.

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