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Digression
Meaning
Noun
●
An
aside
, an
act
of
straying
from the main
subject
in
speech
or writing.
●
In Rhetoric:
The
act
of
straying
from the main
subject
in
speech
or
writing
, (rhetoric)
particularly
for
rhetoric
al effect.
●
A
deviancy
, a
sin
or
error
, an
act
of
straying
from the
path
of
righteousness
or a general rule.
●
A
deviation
, an
act
of
straying
from a path.
●
In Astronomy & Physics:
An
elongation
, a
deflection
or
deviation
from a
mean
position
or
expected
path.
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Tautology
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