Definition of Digression. Meaning of Digression. Synonyms of Digression

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Definition of Digression

Digression
Digression Di*gres"sion, n. [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.] 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.]

Meaning of Digression from wikipedia

- Digression (parékbasis in Gr****, egressio, digressio and excursion in Latin) is a section of a composition or speech that marks a temporary shift of subject;...
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- game almost 500 miles away in Greensboro, North Carolina. Kellogg, in a digression from his impartiality as a commentator, exclaimed "Way to go Bobcats!"...
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- Types of repetition include "exact repetition" (aaa), "repetition after digression" (aba or aba'), and "nonrepetition" (abcd). Copland and Slatkin offer...
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- disorder involving excessive wordiness, incoherent rambling, or frequent digressions in writing. Graphorrhea is most commonly ****ociated with schizophrenia...