digression

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /daɪˈgɹɛʃən/

Noun

digression (plural digressions)

1. A departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.

   The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.

Related terms

• digress

Translations

departure from the subject

• Armenian: շեղում (hy) (šeġum) , խոտորում (hy) (xotorum) 
• Bulgarian: отклонение (bg) n (otklonenie)
• Catalan: digressió (ca) f
• Czech: odbočka (cs) f
• Finnish: poikkeama (fi), poikkeaminen (fi), syrjähyppy (fi)
• French: digression (fr) f

• German: Exkurs (de) m, Umschweif (de) m
• Russian: отступление n, отклонение n
• Scottish Gaelic: taobh-cheum (gd) m
• Spanish: digresión (es) f
• Turkish: arasöz (tr), uzaklaşma (tr)

See also

• detour

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French

Noun

digression f (plural digressions)

1. digression