WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•cur•sion
(di skûr′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.;
a wandering or logically unconnected statement. - the quality or characteristic of ranging from topic to topic;
discursiveness;
digressiveness. - the process or procedure of rigorous formal analysis or demonstration, as distinguished from immediate or intuitive formulation.
- Late Latin discursiōn- (stem of discursiō) a running to and fro. See discourse, -ion
- 1525–35