də̇ˈskərzhən sometimes -rsh- noun
( -s )
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 — more at discourse
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