Noun: discursion dis'kur-zhun or dis'kur-shun
- A temporary departure from the main subject or course in speech, writing, or thought
"The lecture was full of interesting discursions";
- diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion [Brit], divagation [rare], sidetrack, aside, excursus, parenthesis
- The act of discoursing or reasoning; a discourse or discussion
"The philosopher's discursion on ethics was both lengthy and profound"
Derived forms: discursions
Type of: content, message, subject matter, substance, turn, turning