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1. (n.) digression
the act of digressing.
2. digression
a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing.
Etymology: (1325–75; < AF < L)
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| Definition of 'digression' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
a message that departs from the main subject
2. (noun) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
"a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
3. (noun) digression, excursion
wandering from the main path of a journey
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| Definition of 'digression' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) digression
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
2. (noun) digression
a turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense
3. (noun) digression
the elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets
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Sense: to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.
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 Afrikaans: afwyking |
 Arabic: إنْحِراف عن الموضوع، إسْت |
 Bulgarian: отклонение |
 Brazilian: digressão |
 Czech: odbočení, odbočka |
 German: die Abschweifung |
 Danish: sidebemærkning |
 Greek: παρέκκλιση |
 Spanish: digresión |
 Estonian: kõrvalepõige |
 Farsi: انحراف؛ پرت شدن |
 Finnish: asiasta poikkeaminen |
 French: digression |
 Hebrew: סְטִייָה |
 Hindi: विषयांतर |
 Croatian: digresija, udaljavanje od |
 Hungarian: elkalandozás |
 Indonesian: penyimpangan |
 Icelandic: útúrdúr |
 Italian: digressione |
 Japanese: 逸脱 |
 Korean: 벗어남 |
 Lithuanian: nukrypimas |
 Latvian: novirzīšanās (no temata) |
 Malay: penyimpangan |
 Dutch: afdwaling |
 Norwegian: digresjon, sidebemerkning |
 Polish: dygresja |
 Persian: انحراف؛ پرت شدن |
 Pashto: بیرا،انحراف |
 Portuguese: digressão |
 Romanian: digresiune |
 Russian: отклонение |
 Slovak: odbočka, odbočenie |
 Slovenian: oddaljitev |
 Serbian: digresija |
 Swedish: avvikelse, utvikning |
 Thai: การพูดนอกเรื่อง |
 Turkish: konudan ayrılma |
 Taiwanese: 離題 |
 Ukrainian: відхилення |
 Urdu: موضوع سے گریز |
 Vietnamese: sự lạc đề |
 Chinese: 离题 |
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