What does discursion mean?
Discursion means (obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither..
Discursion
/dɪˈskɝʒən/ · noun
Meaning
(obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither..
Definitions by Sense
- (obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
- (rare, figuratively) Digression.
- (philosophy) Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.
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Word Forms
- discursions
- discorsioun
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