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digression definitions
# Definition Sets
1straying from main point122 sets
2wandering away from the subject55 sets
3wandering away from the subject; v. digress34 sets
4a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)27 sets
5the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument21 sets
6n. wandering away from the subject11 sets
7a message that departs from the main subject11 sets
8straying from a topic11 sets
9a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing8 sets
10a departure from the main issue8 sets
11straying from the main point8 sets
12(n) a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing.6 sets
13a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.6 sets
14wandering away from the subject;6 sets
15the act of straying; an instance of straying5 sets
16detour or departure from the topic5 sets
17the use of material unrelated to the subject of a work5 sets
18departure from the main topic4 sets
19the act of turning aside, straying from the main point4 sets
20act of straying from the main point4 sets
21that portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic4 sets
22a temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing4 sets
23deviation4 sets
24the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, especially in a speech or argument3 sets
25a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing.3 sets
26n. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)3 sets
27the act of straying, an instance of straying3 sets
28the act of digressing; deviation; straying3 sets
29(n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument3 sets
30the act of turning aside2 sets
31wandering from the main path of a journey2 sets
32die abschweifung, der exkurs2 sets
33the use of material unrelate to thesubject of a work.2 sets
34the insertion of material often not closely related to the subject in a work2 sets
35avvikelse från ämnet2 sets
36tangent2 sets
37a straying from the main point2 sets
38straying from topic2 sets
39that portion of disourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.2 sets
40leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing2 sets