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Divagation

Divagation Meaning & Definition
Divagation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Divagation?

[n] a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
[n] a message that departs from the main subject

Synonyms | Synonyms for Divagation: aside | deflection | deflexion | deviation | digression | digression | diversion | excursus | parenthesis

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See Also | content | message | red herring | subject matter | substance | turn | turning

Divagation In Webster's Dictionary

\Di`va*ga"tion\, n. [L. divagari to wander about; di- = dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See {Vagary}.] A wandering about or going astray; digression. Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further divagation. --Thackeray.

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