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
And hence to use comparison and discursion is connatural to the souls of the blessed, but not to angels.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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