Digression

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  • noun. The act of digressing.
  • noun. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Deviation from the path of virtue; transgression.
  • noun. In astronomy, the angular distance in the ecliptic of the inferior planets Mercury and Venus from the sun.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.
  • noun. The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  • noun. a message that departs from the main subject
  • noun. wandering from the main path of a journey
  • Word Usage
    "Finally, in what can only be described as a digression from a digression, I feel compelled to mention that there is a multi-purpose, high quality item, within reach theoretically, that I cannot bring myself to buy, though I am convinced of its usefulness and value."
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