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Digressions

An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.

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noun
  1. 1

    An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.

    "The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life."

  2. 2

    The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, particularly for rhetorical effect.

    "make digression... by way of digression..."

  3. 3

    A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.

  4. 4

    A deviation, an act of straying from a path.

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