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DISCURSION

\dɪskˈɜːʃən], \dɪskˈɜːʃən], \d_ɪ_s_k_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of DISCURSION

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Desultory talk: act of discoursing or reasoning.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Talk that is desultory; regular discourse of reason. See Discourse.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin] Expatiation; desultory talk;â€”act of discoursing or reasoning.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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