DISCURSIVE REASON

Meaning of DISCURSIVE REASON in English

noun

: the faculty of drawing inferences

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DISCURSIVE — adj discursive (1. proceeding by reasoning, not intuitive; 2. rambling)
Interlingua English vocab
DISCURSIVE — digressiv
English interlingue dictionary
DISCURSIVE — adjective see: discourse Date: 1598 1. moving from topic to topic without order ; rambling, proceeding coherently from topic to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REASON — I. reas·on ˈrez ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English rasen, from Old English ræsn; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — də̇ˈskər]s]iv, -kə̄], -kəi], ]ēv also ]z] or ]əv adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus + -ivus -ive 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — (a.) Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCURSIVE — (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCURSIVE — ( a. ) Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — ( a. ) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REASON — — reasoner , n. /ree"zeuhn/ , n. 1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — — discursively , adv. — discursiveness , n. /di skerr"siv/ , adj. 1. passing aimlessly from one subject to another; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — adj. moving from topic to topic; rambling
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REASON — I. ˈrē-z ə n noun Etymology: Middle English resoun, from Anglo-French raisun, from Latin ration-, ratio reason, computation, from reri …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about — more at discourse Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REASON — noun ratio; proportion. 2. reason ·vt to support with reasons, as a request. 3. reason ·noun to converse; to compare …
Webster English vocab
DISCURSIVE — adj reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative. 2. discursive ·adj passing from one thing to …
Webster English vocab
DISCURSIVE — [ dɪs'kə:sɪv ] ■ adjective 1》 moving from subject to subject. 2》 relating to discourse or modes of discourse. 3》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REASON — [rea.son] n [ME resoun, fr. OF raison, fr. L ration-, ratio reason, computation, fr. reri to calculate, think; prob. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISCURSIVE — [dis.cur.sive] adj [ML discursivus, fr. L discursus, pp. of discurrere to run about--more at discourse] (1598) 1 a: moving from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REASON — in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical inferences. The term reason is also used in several other, narrower …
Britannica English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — discursive BrE AmE dɪs ˈkɜːs ɪv AmE \ -ˈkɝːs- ▷ discursive|ly li ▷ discursive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REASON — / ˈriːzn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] reason (why ... ) | reason (that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — / dɪsˈkɜːsɪv; NAmE -ˈkɜːrs-/ adjective ( of a style of writing or speaking ) moving from one point to another …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REASON — I. rea ‧ son 1 S1 W1 /ˈriːz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ reason …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISCURSIVE — di ‧ scur ‧ sive /dɪˈskɜːsɪv $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REASON — n. & v. --n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISCURSIVE — adj. 1 rambling or digressive. 2 Philos. proceeding by argument or reasoning (opp. INTUITIVE). øødiscursively adv. discursiveness n. [med.L discursivus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REASON — n. & v. n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — adj. 1 rambling or digressive. 2 Philos. proceeding by argument or reasoning (opp. INTUITIVE). discursively adv. discursiveness n. [ med.L …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REASON — n. & v. --n. 1. a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
Oxford English vocab
DISCURSIVE — adj.1 rambling or digressive. 2 Philos. proceeding by argument or reasoning (opp. INTUITIVE). Derivatives: discursively adv. discursiveness n. Etymology: med.L …
Oxford English vocab
REASON — ( reasons, reasoning, reasoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The reason …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — If a style of writing is discursive , it includes a lot of facts or opinions that are not necessarily …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISCURSIVE — If a style of writing is ~, it includes a lot of facts or opinions that are not necessarily relevant. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
REASON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Rich's novels are circling and discursive . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But such analyses …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REASON — (JUDGMENT) [noun] [U] - the ability of a healthy mind to think and make judgments, esp. based on practical factsWe …
Cambridge English vocab
DISCURSIVE — [adjective] [formal] [esp. disapproving] - (of a person, or their style of communicating) talking about or dealing with subjects which …
Cambridge English vocab
REASON — Synonyms and related words : Vernunft, acceptable, accomplishment, account, admissibility, advise with, aim, air, allegorization, ambition, analyze, answer, antecedent, apologia, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — Synonyms and related words : O-shaped, a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, aberrant, aberrative, aimless, ambagious, analytic, backhanded, bright, by …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — a. 1. Reasoning, argumentative, capable of reasoning. 2. Traversing a field of particulars, derived through particulars, passing from many to …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
REASON — See ↑ CAUSE 10, ↑ REASON 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be no reason • ↑ be the reason • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
REASON — INDEX: 1. why something happens or why someone does something 2. why something is right or should be done 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
REASON — n. 25B6; noun the main reason for his decision : CAUSE, ground(s), basis, rationale; motive, motivation, purpose, point, aim, intention, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISCURSIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective dull, discursive prose : RAMBLING, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix; circuitous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REASON — n. 1 justification, argument, case, explanation, rationale, ground(s), pretext, vindication, defence, why (and wherefore), Literary apologia, apology What reason did …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DISCURSIVE — adj. wandering, meandering, digressing, digressive, rambling, circuitous, roundabout, diffuse, long-winded, verbose, wordy, prolix, windy Frobisher was again boring everyone with …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REASON — noun 1 BAD : What was the reason for the traffic jam? GOOD : What was the cause of the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
REASON — 1. сущ. 1) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект bereft of reason Syn : mind, brain, intellect, mentality 2) благоразумие, здравомыслие; здравый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISCURSIVE — прил. 1) редк. перемещающийся с одного места на другое; бегающий то туда, то сюда 2) беспорядочный, хаотичный; бессвязный (о речи); …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REASON — reason.ogg 1. ʹri:z(ə)n n _I 1. причина; основание the reason of eclipses - причина затмений what is the reason of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISCURSIVE — discursive.ogg dısʹkɜ:sıv a 1. сбивчивый, непоследовательный; перескакивающий с одного вопроса на другой 2. редк. переходящий с места на место 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REASON — 1) довод 2) основание 3) повод 4) причина 5) разум 6) рассудок 7) рассуждать 8) соображение • principle of insufficient reason — принцип недостаточного основания principle of nonsufficient reason — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
REASON — reason сущ.1) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект - bereft of reason Syn:mind, brain, intellect, mentality 2) благоразумие, здравомыслие; здравый смысл within …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REASON — 1. ʹri:z(ə)n n I 1. причина; основание the reason of eclipses - причина затмений what is the reason of the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
REASON — 1. сущ. 1) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект - bereft of reason Syn: mind , brain , intellect , mentality 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
REASON — 1. сущ. 1) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект - bereft of reason Syn: mind, brain, intellect, mentality 2) благоразумие, здравомыслие; здравый смысл within reason — в пределах …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
REASON — 1. _n. 1> разум, рассудок; благоразумие; to bring to reason - образумить; to hear/listen to reason - прислушаться к голосу …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
REASON — 1. n. 1. разум, рассудок; благоразумие; to bring to reason - образумить; to hear/listen to reason - прислушаться к голосу …
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REASON — 1. _n. 1> разум, рассудок; благоразумие; to bring to reason образумить; to hear (или to listen to) reason прислушаться к …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
REASON — 1. сущ. 1) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект bereft of reason Syn : mind, brain, intellect, mentality 2) благоразумие, здравомыслие; здравый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISCURSIVE — прил. 1) редк. перемещающийся с одного места на другое; бегающий то туда, то сюда 2) беспорядочный, хаотичный; бессвязный (о речи); …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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