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Discussion vs Discursion - What's the difference?

discussion | discursion |

As nouns the difference between discussion and discursion

is that discussion is conversation or debate concerning a particular topic while discursion is the action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.

discussion

English

(wikipedia discussion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
    • There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
    This topic is not open to discussion .
  • Text giving further detail on a subject.
    • Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.

    Related terms

    * discuss

    discursion

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
  • (rare, figuratively) Digression.
  • (rare) Ratiocination.
  • (philosophy) step by step philosophic reasoning, as opposed to intuition (compare Iamblichus)

    • References

    * “ discursion]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989