discursus

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noun

argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noundiscursus (plural discursuses)

plural discursuses

Origin

  1. Latindiscursus
  2. Englishdiscursus

Borrowed from Latin discursus. Doublet of discourse.

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APA

discursus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discursus

MLA

“discursus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discursus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discursus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discursus.

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