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digression

dig·res·sion

UK/dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ US/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

a message that departs from the main subject

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2.

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

  • “a diversion from the main highway”
  • “a digression into irrelevant details”
  • “a deflection from his goal”
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3.

wandering from the main path of a journey

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Origin

From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).

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