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Meaning of "discursion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCURSION

discursion  [dɪsˈkɜːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCURSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Discursion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISCURSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of discursion in the English dictionary

The first definition of discursion in the dictionary is a movement to and fro. Other definition of discursion is a digression. Discursion is also a discourse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCURSION


aspersion
əˈspɜːʃən
assertion
əˈsɜːʃən
aversion
əˈvɜːʃən
coercion
kəʊˈɜːʃən
conversion
kənˈvɜːʃən
decursion
dɪˈkɜːʃən
dispersion
dɪˈspɜːʃən
diversion
daɪˈvɜːʃən
excursion
ɪkˈskɜːʃən
exertion
ɪɡˈzɜːʃən
immersion
ɪˈmɜːʃən
incursion
ɪnˈkɜːʃən
insertion
ɪnˈsɜːʃən
inversion
ɪnˈvɜːʃən
overexertion
ˌəʊvərɪɡˈzɜːʃən
Persian
ˈpɜːʃən
recursion
rɪˈkɜːʃən
seroconversion
ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːʃən
subversion
səbˈvɜːʃən
version
ˈvɜːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCURSION

disculpate
discumber
discursist
discursive
discursively
discursiveness
discursory
discursus
discus
discus thrower
discuss
discussable
discussant
discusser
discussible
discussion
discussion document
discussion group
discussion paper
discussional

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCURSION

American Standard Version
barn conversion
bioconversion
commission
cover version
emersion
energy conversion
eversion
extraversion
extroversion
interconversion
King James Version
reconversion
reversion
Revised Standard Version
Revised Version
submersion
the Authorized Version
the Dispersion
the King James Version
torsion

Synonyms and antonyms of discursion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «discursion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCURSION

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The translations of discursion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discursion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

推理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

discursivo
570 millions of speakers

English

discursion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

discursion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

discursion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

discursion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

discursion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

discursion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

discursion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percubaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Discursion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

discursion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

discursion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diskusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

discursion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

discursion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचलन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

discursion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discursion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

discursion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

discursion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

discursion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

discursion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

discursion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

discursion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

discursion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of discursion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCURSION»

The term «discursion» is normally little used and occupies the 147.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCURSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about discursion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCURSION»

Discover the use of discursion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discursion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wild Girls: Paris, Sappho, and Art: The Lives and Loves of ...
BEFORE NATALIE 12 Ella Waterman Goddard 79 Discursion 10 83 13 St Mar 84 Discursion n 89 14 The Artist 90 Discursion 12 95 1 5 The Doctors 96 Discursion 13 101 1 6 Rome and Capri 102 Discursion 14 107 17 More Ella Waterman ...
Diana Souhami, 2007
2
Summa Theologica, Volume 1
In our knowledge there is a twofold discursion ; one is according to succession only, as when we have actually understood aoy- tliing. we turn ourselves to understand something else ; while the other mode of discursion is according to ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
3
Summa Theologica
I answer that, In the divine knowledge there is no discursion; the proof of which is as follows. In our knowledge there is a twofold discursion: one is according to succession only, as when we have actually understood anything, we turn ...
Aquinas Thomas, 2012
4
Summa Theologica:
I answer that, In the divine knowledge there is no discursion; the proof of which is as follows. In our knowledge there is a twofold discursion: one is according to succession only, as when we have actually understood anything, we turn ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985
5
Oeuvres de Thomas d'Aquin
C'est sur cette discursion que roule le syllogisme qui n'est autre chose qu'un discours ou un assemblagede discours, comme dit Boèce, surlesquelles s' effectue la discursion. Bien quedanscette discursion ilpuisse setrouver plusieurs moyens ...
Saint Thomas d'Aquin, 2013
6
The Implied Reader in Isaiah 6-12
The main tempus of the narration is the wayyiqtol; the main tem- pora of the discursion are the yiqtol and the cftol. These main tenses standardly express no verbal perspective, a so-called zero-perspective, which is indicated with the sign ' 0' in ...
A. L. H. M. Van Wieringen, 1998
7
Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume 1
In our knowledge there is a twofold discursion. One is according to succession only, as when we have actually understood anything, we turn ourselves to understand something else; while the other mode of discursion is according to causality, ...
Thomas Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis, 1997
8
Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence
There is pre-predicative discursive activity. Wherever there is discursion, there is the possibility of false moves, and consequently falsehood, even in conceptualization. The pervasiveness of discursion in the intellect's life and the potential for ...
Kurt Pritzl, 2010
9
Plotinus on the Appearance of Time and the World of Sense: A ...
What are the levels of discursion in soul? There is, as Smith notes, more than one type ofdiscursive reason in Plotinus' thought and Plotinus sometimes appears to deny sequenceor “before” and “after”to the level of discursive reason and ...
Deepa Majumdar, 2012
10
The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition:
I answerthat, Inthe divine knowledgethere is no discursion; the proof of which is as follows. In our knowledge there is a twofold discursion: one isaccording tosuccession only, as when wehave actually understood anything, weturn ourselves ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic Way Publishing, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCURSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discursion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Obama Gave a Christian Speech Without Mentioning Jesus …
You would be hard pressed to discover as powerful a discursion on grace outside of Divinity School. Personally, Obama's running narrative ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
2
Where Was All This “Five Unelected Judges” Chatter When They …
to Scalia's odd discursion on the lack of evangelical justices or real Westerners on the Supreme Court. (“Take, for example, this Court, which ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
3
SCOTUS Rules on Marriage, Free Speech, and Criminal Procedure …
And just writes this kind of discursion on solitary. And Thomas had something to say about that. So, talk a little bit about Clarence Thomas kind ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
4
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
... and, possibly, change the past… but not before a long-winded dinner table discursion on the merits of clam chowder, overseen by Amanda, ... «Anime News Network, Jun 15»
5
Financial Shenanigans in the IT Sector
They would write off the costs immediately and save the revenues to report at their discursion. DST Systems looks like they are also boosting ... «The Pioneer Business Review, May 15»
6
Breaking point: is the writing on the wall for the paragraph?
... and excessive description, restricting themselves to the facts and perhaps a little context and reaction, so there's less scope for discursion. «The Guardian, May 15»
7
Now That The President Finally Has A Twitter Account, He Should …
I'll spare the president a lengthy discursion on Twitter optimization and distill the best advice I have down to two discrete strategies: ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
8
Field Music – “Casting Out Pts 2 And 3″
It's a discursion for the British band, who have mainly stuck to a solid string of wiry, melodic post-punk for their past releases. But the band ... «Stereogum, Apr 15»
9
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review – it never gets the …
Fulljames adds a few extra tweaks – there's a brief video discursion on oil consumption and climate change at one point – but by sticking to ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
'Girls' Recap: Lena Dunham's Female Authors Show A Bit Of Growth
I could have done without Hannah's freshman-level groupthink discursion on sexism in literature and the belittling of women as hysterical. «The Federalist, Jan 15»

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