discursive

  • 31discursive — dis•cur•sive [[t]dɪˈskɜr sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling 2) proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML discursīvus. See discourse, ive… …

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  • 32discursive — /dɪsˈkɜsɪv / (say dis kersiv) adjective 1. passing freely from one subject to another; wideranging; digressive. 2. proceeding by reasoning or argument; not intuitive. {Medieval Latin dīscursīvus, past participle of discurrere to run}… …

  • 33discursive — see COURSE …

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  • 34discursive — adj. 1 rambling or digressive. 2 Philos. proceeding by argument or reasoning (opp. INTUITIVE). Derivatives: discursively adv. discursiveness n. Etymology: med.L discursivus f. L discurrere discurs (as DIS , currere run) …

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  • 35discursive formation — See discourse …

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  • 36discursive reason — noun : the faculty of drawing inferences …

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  • 37logic of discursive argument — index dialectic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38Formation discursive — ● Formation discursive selon Michel Foucault, ensemble des énoncés présentant, au delà de la diversité de leurs objets et de leurs auteurs, un ensemble de points communs constituant un « savoir » à un moment donné de l histoire …

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  • 39Discursively — Discursive Dis*cur sive, a. [Cf. F. discursif. See {Discourse}, and cf. {Discoursive}.] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. Discursive notices. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The power he… …

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  • 40Discursiveness — Discursive Dis*cur sive, a. [Cf. F. discursif. See {Discourse}, and cf. {Discoursive}.] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. Discursive notices. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The power he… …

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