Thesaurus: 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.
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- 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.
- n. a message that departs from the main subject
- n. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- n. wandering from the main path of a journey
- n:100 n. a message that departs from the main subject n. wandering from the main path of a journey