Definitions For Discursion

Noun

DISCURSION. (countable and uncountable, plural DISCURSIONs) (obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither. (rare, figuratively) digression, digression. (philosophy) ratiocination, ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.

Translations

Catalan: digressió, f French: digression, détours Italian: digressione Spanish: digresión, rodeo French: errance, vagabondage Italian: vagabondagio Spanish: vagabundeo Finnish: diskurssi French: discursion Spanish: discursión

Alternative forms

discorsioun 16th century

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} discursiō, from discurrō, , I run to and fro; compare the {{cog, en, discurre}}, discurrent, discursation, and discurse.