About The Word Divagation
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Divagation
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Divagation: 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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