DIGRESSIONS
Noun
digressions
plural of digression
Anagrams
• disgression
Source: Wiktionary
DIGRESSION
Di*gres"sion, n. Etym: [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.]
1. 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. The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple.
2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [R.] Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. Shak.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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