Another word for digression
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Noun
An instance of digressing
- A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
- The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
- A sudden digression or change of course:
- Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
- A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
- A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
- Irrelevance.
- A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
- A digression.
- A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
- A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
- A group taking a short pleasure trip together.
- The state of being divergent.
- A divergence or deviation.
- The act or process of diverging.
- The state of being divergent.
- The degree by which things diverge.
- straying off from a course or way
- The act of deviating or turning aside.
- An instance of this:
- Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:
- To or toward the side:
- Out of one's thoughts or mind:
- Apart:
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Another word for digression
Noun
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- The superscript sign (') used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of numbers, letters, and abbreviations.
- Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
- A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
- A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
- a roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; periphrasis
- an instance of this
- Often or habitually roaming; wandering.
- Extended over an irregular area; sprawling:
- Lengthy and digressive:
- straying off from a course or way
- that wanders; moving from place to place; roaming, roving, straying, etc.
- nomadic
- winding
- To or toward the side:
- Out of one's thoughts or mind:
- Apart:
- A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
- The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
- A sudden digression or change of course:
- The act of leaving.
- A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
- A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:
- A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
- A digression.
- The act or process of diverging.
- The state of being divergent.
- The degree by which things diverge.
- The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
- Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
- A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.
- The act of deviating or turning aside.
- An instance of this:
- Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:
See also:
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