Definitions from Wiktionary (digression)
▸ noun: An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
▸ noun: (generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
▸ noun: (now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
▸ noun: (astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
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▸ noun: An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
▸ noun: (generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
▸ noun: (now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
▸ noun: (astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
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excursus,
deviation,
divagation,
parenthesis,
diversion,
deflection,
deflexion,
excursion,
aside,
detour,
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