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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition;
[syn: dianoetic, discursive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dianoetic \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; dia` through + ? to revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products. [1913 Webster] I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dianoetic adj 1: proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition [syn: dianoetic, discursive]