What does divagation mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesisnoun

    a message that departs from the main subject

  2. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagationnoun

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. divagationnoun

    straying off from a course or way

  2. Etymology: Noun of action form from verb divagate, from Latin verb divagare + noun of action suffix -ion, from Latin suffix -io.

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  1. divagation

    Divagation refers to the act of straying or wandering away from a subject, course or path. It is synonymous to digression in terms of thoughts, discussions or narratives. It also implies deviation from a standard or norm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Divagationnoun

    a wandering about or going astray; digression

  2. Etymology: [L. divagari to wander about; di- = dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See Vagary.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Divagation

    dī-va-gā′shun, n. a digression, deviation.—v.i. Dī′vagate, to wander about.—adv. Divague′ly. [L. divagāri, to wander.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of divagation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of divagation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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