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digression(dictionary)

digression (iou)



digression noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or its source Latin digressio(n-), formed as DIGRESS: see -ION.]
Deviation from the main or intended subject in speech or writing, esp. temporarily; an instance of this. LME.
D. Jacobson I was speaking, then, before that last digression, about the rheumy frustrations and resentments that afflicted me.
The action of turning aside from a course. Now rare. LME.
J. Ray We made a digression to S. Marino.
Infringement of a law or moral standard. E16-E17.
Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face.
Astronomy etc. Deviation from a particular line or a mean position. M17.
digressional adjective pertaining to or characterized by digression. L18.
digressionary adjective of the nature of a digression M18.