divagation
divagation
nounDefinition of DIVAGATION
1
a departure from the subject under consideration <this may well appear to be a divagation at first, but I hope to establish the relevance>
Related Words excursus, parenthesis; rambling; circuitousness, circularity, circumlocution, diffuseness, prolixity, verbosity, windiness, wordiness
2
a turning away from a course or standard <a self-consciously “literary” novel that represents a major divagation from traditional narrative>
Near Antonyms adherence
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