digression
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digression englanniksi
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
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The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, particularly for rhetorical effect.
''make digression... by way of digression...''
A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
{{quote-text|en|year=1517|author=Stephen Hawes|title=Pastime of Pleasure|section=i, ll. 12 ff
{{quote-text|en|year=1670|translator=Charles Cotton|author=Guillaume Girard|title=History of the Life of the Duke of Espernon|section=Bk. i, Ch. iv, p. 144
An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
{{quote-text|en|year=1646|author=Thomas Browne|title=Pseudodoxia Epidemica|section=Bk. VI, Ch. iv, p. 288
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