discursion

noun

dis·​cur·​sion

də̇ˈskərzhən sometimes -rsh-

plural -s

1

: discursive reasoning

2

: a turning away from the main subject : roving, roaming, digression

each chapter returns there after a discursion into Asia, Africa or America

—Gerald Sykes

Word History

Etymology

Middle French (also, act of running about), from Late Latin discursion-, discursio act of running about, motion, course, from Latin discursus (past participle of discurrere to run about) + -ion-, -io -ion

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