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[Adjective] | "dis*cur*sive" | \ di-ˈskər-siv \
1: moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
2: proceeding coherently from topic to topic
3: marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning
Origin: 1595 ;
Borrowed from Medieval Latin discursīvus "showing reasoned thought, logical," from discursus, past participle of discurrere "to range over, discuss" (going back to Latin, "to run off in different directions, [of a mind or speaker] branch out, range") + Latin -īvus {see: |-ive|-ive} {mat|discourse:1|discourse:1};
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[Adjective] | "discursive"
1: passing from one topic to another;
* e.g., " ... the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point "
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[ "discursive" ]
1: An English term that is related to discourse, but nobody understands.
* e.g., ... The concept of the arts operates as a discursive construct.
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