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Definition of Digression

• (n.) The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.
• (n.) A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.
• (n.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.

Synonyms of Digression

• Aside
• Excursus
• Divagation
• Parenthesis
• Diversion
• Deviation
• Deflection
• Deflexion
• Divagation
• Excursion

Antonyms of Digression

Homophones of Digression