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DIGRESSION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. The act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought. www.merriam-webster.com
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Digression - Wikipedia
a section of a composition or speech that marks a temporary shift of subject; the digression ends when the writer or speaker returns to the main topic. en.wikipedia.org
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Digression - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A progression is a series of ideas which proceeds in the same direction; a digression, logically enough, is an idea that goes off in another direction. www.vocabulary.com
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digression
digression (dɪˈgrɛʃən, daɪ-) Also 5–7 dis-, 5–8 de-. [a. OF. disgressiun, digressiun (12th c.), mod.F. digression, ad. L. dīgressiōn-em, n. of action from dīgredī: see digress v.] 1. The action of digressing, or turning aside from a path or track; swerving, deviation. (Now somewhat rare in lit. sens... Oxford English Dictionary
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DIGRESSION Synonyms: 15 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster
a departure from the subject under consideration; the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend. www.merriam-webster.com
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What is a Digression? - Novlr Glossary
Also known as deviations or tangents, digressions take writers off the beaten path, allowing them to delve into topics they might not have considered otherwise. www.novlr.org
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Digression - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"act of deviating from the main subject matter in speaking or writing," from Latin digressionem (nominative digressio) "a going away, departing," www.etymonline.com
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DIGRESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
the action of moving away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and writing or talking about something else. dictionary.cambridge.org
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DIGRESSION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun the act of digressing. Synonyms: divergence, deviation a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing. www.dictionary.com
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DIGRESSION definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
noun an act or instance of digressing; a wandering from the main subject in talking or writing Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. www.collinsdictionary.com
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digression | definition for kids - Kids Wordsmyth
definition: the act or result of straying from the main topic. Because of several digressions during the meeting, there was not enough time to come to a ... kids.wordsmyth.net
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digression
digression/daɪˈgreʃn; daɪ`ɡrɛʃən/ n(a) [U] digressing 离题.(b) [C] passage, etc in which one digresses 题外话; 枝节内容 If you'll allow a slight digression,... 请允许我说几句题外话.... 牛津英汉双解词典
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Exit (Shugo Tokumaru album)
The Boston Globes Matthew Shaer praised Exit as "a tribute to the unexpected beauty of everyday things" and "a defense of playful digression for digression's wikipedia.org
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adigression
† adiˈgression Obs. rare. [perh. by attraction of article a in phrases like ‘to make a digression’.] = Digression.1482 Monk of Evesham (1869) 35 And nowe after this adigression go we ageyne to the narracion. Oxford English Dictionary
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Crosscurrents (Lennie Tristano album)
They include "the earliest examples of free improvisation in jazz: 'Intuition' and 'Digression'". "Wow" "Crosscurrent" "Yesterdays" "Marionette" "Sax of a Kind" "Intuition" "Digression" Personnel Lennie Tristano – piano Warne Marsh – tenor sax Lee wikipedia.org
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