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digression
digression
noun di·gres·sion \-ˈgre-shÉ™n\
Definition of DIGRESSION
1
:Â the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
2
archaic :Â a going aside
— di·gres·sion·al \-ˈgresh-nÉ™l, -É™-nÉ™l\ adjective
— di·gres·sion·ary \-ˈgre-shÉ™-ËŒner-Ä“\ adjective
Examples of DIGRESSION
- <the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend>
First Known Use of DIGRESSION
14th century
Related to DIGRESSION
- Synonyms
- aside, tangent, divagation, excursion
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Rhymes with DIGRESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression
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