| NOUN | communication | digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis | a message that departs from the main subject / subject |
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| act | digression, diversion, deviation, deflection, deflexion, divagation | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) | |
| act | digression, excursion | wandering from the main path of a journey |
| Sounds | daygreh'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A message that departs from the main subject / subject. | |
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| Synonyms | aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis | |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
| Spanish | aparte, excurso, paréntesis | |
| Verbs | digress | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject / subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking |
| Meaning | A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern). | |
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| Example | "a digression into irrelevant details" | |
| Synonyms | diversion, deviation, deflection, deflexion, divagation | |
| Narrower | red herring | Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue |
| Broader | turn, turning | The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course |
| Spanish | desviación, desvío, digresión | |
| Catalan | desviació, desviament, digressió | |
| Verbs | digress | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject / subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking |
| Meaning | wandering from the main path of a journey. | |
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| Synonym | excursion | |
| Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
| Spanish | digresión, excursión, salida | |
| Catalan | excursió, sortida | |
| Verbs | digress | wander from a direct or straight course |
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