An instance of digressing

• parenthesis

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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• irrelevancy

  1. Irrelevance.

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  1. Irrelevance.

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• excursus

  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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• excursion

  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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• divergency

  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• divagation

  1. straying off from a course or way

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  1. straying off from a course or way

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• digression

  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• aside

  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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