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discursus

discursus noun: argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.

Noun

discursus (plural discursuses)

  1. argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning

Forms of discursus

pluraldiscursuses

Origin of discursus

Borrowed from Latin discursus. Doublet of discourse.

Questions about discursus

What does discursus mean?
Discursus means argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.
What part of speech is discursus?
Discursus is a noun.
What is the plural of discursus?
The plural of discursus is discursuses.

Words near discursus in the dictionary

  1. discursivised
  2. discursivities
  3. discursivity
  4. discursorily
  5. discursory
  6. discursus
  7. discursuses
  8. discus
  9. discus fish
  10. discus fishes
  11. discus throw

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