Thesaurus: digression

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1. 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.
2. n. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.
3. n. The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.
4. n. a message that departs from the main subject
5. n. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
6. n. wandering from the main path of a journey
7. 1. 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. The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple. 2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [R.] Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. Shak. 3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]
8. The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- saidchiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]
9. n:100 n. a message that departs from the main subject n. wandering from the main path of a journey