discursion
Americannoun
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an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.
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the quality or characteristic of ranging from topic to topic; discursiveness; digressiveness.
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the process or procedure of rigorous formal analysis or demonstration, as distinguished from immediate or intuitive formulation.
Etymology
Origin of discursion
1525–35; < Late Latin discursiōn- (stem of discursiō ) a running to and fro. See discourse, -ion
Example Sentences
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What catapults “Beatlebone,” thrillingly and frustratingly, into the realm of the near-great is an abrupt discursion that occurs about two-thirds of the way through.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2015
They move easily between travelogue and historical analogy, personal experience and philosophical meditation, discursion and sharp statement.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
Wilson treats her with a restorative seriousness, a great capacity for discursion, and a biblical grasp of lineage.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2013
Highlights include his objections to the coarsening of modern discourse, his fondness for Seinfeld, the rationale behind his fiery dissents, and a rather remarkable discursion about the devil.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2013
But intellect and reason differ as to their manner of knowing; because the intellect knows by simple intuition, while reason knows by a process of discursion from one thing to another.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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