digression
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noun
di·gres·sion
\-ˈgre-shən\
Definition of digression
1 : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
2 archaic : a going aside
Examples of digression in a sentence
<the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend>
14th Century
First Known Use of digression
14th century
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