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decursion

UK/dɪˈkɜːʒən/

decursion noun: a flowing.

Noun

decursion (plural decursions)

  1. (obsolete) A flowing.
  2. (obsolete) A hostile incursion.
    • That what is decayed by that decursion of Waters is in some measure supplieda. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...

Forms of decursion

pluraldecursions

Origin of decursion

From Latin decursio, from decurrere. See decurrent.

Questions about decursion

What does decursion mean?
Decursion means a flowing.
What part of speech is decursion?
Decursion is a noun.
How do you pronounce decursion?
Decursion is pronounced /dɪˈkɜːʒən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decursion?
The plural of decursion is decursions.

Words near decursion in the dictionary

  1. decurrence
  2. decurrency
  3. decurrent
  4. decurrently
  5. decursinol
  6. decursion
  7. decursions
  8. decurt
  9. decurtate
  10. decurtated
  11. decurtates

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