Divagation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A wandering; deviation; digression.
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  • noun. A wandering about or going astray; digression.
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  • noun. straying off from a course or way
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  • noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  • noun. a message that departs from the main subject
    • Word Usage
    "I had never heard of 'divagation' until a couple of days ago, when I came across it in Alan Bennett's 'The Uncommon Reader' (part of the Trappist's holiday reading material)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    content  message  subject-matter  substance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    baptize  bolide  d'essai  disrelish  enoughto  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    digression  
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