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English noun: digression | |||
| 1. | digression (communication) a message that departs from the main subject | ||
| Synonyms | aside, divagation, excursus, parenthesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| 2. | digression (act) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | ||
| Samples | A diversion from the main highway. A digression into irrelevant details. A deflection from his goal. | ||
| Synonyms | deflection, deflexion, deviation, divagation, diversion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | red herring | ||
| 3. | digression (act) wandering from the main path of a journey | ||
| Synonyms | excursion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
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