discursion

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discursion

/dɪˈskɝʒən/ US
/dɪˈskɜːʃən/ UK
/dɪˈskɜːʒən/ UK

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

noun discursions · discorsioun

countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
countable, figuratively, rare, uncountable Digression.
countable, uncountable Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.

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noun roving about

Español	vagabundeo
Français	errance, vagabondage
Italiano	vagabondagio

noun digression

Español	digresión, rodeo
Français	digression, détours
Italiano	digressione

noun philosophic reasoning

Español	discursión
Français	discursion

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@misc{discursion_2026,
  title = {discursion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discursion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}