Digression

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of digressing.
  • n. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.
  • n. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.
  • n. The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of digressing; deviation from a regular or appointed course; especially, a departure from the main subject under consideration; an excursion of speech or writing.
  • n. Deviation from the path of virtue; transgression.
  • n. In astronomy, the angular distance in the ecliptic of the inferior planets Mercury and Venus from the sun.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  • n. a message that departs from the main subject
  • n. wandering from the main path of a journey
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    content    message    substance    subject-matter    journeying   
    Cross Reference
    deviation    detour   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    transgression    offense   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hessian    accession    aggression    compression    concession   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aside    ordinaunce    detour    digressions    monologue   
     
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