Definition of "digression" []

• The act of digressing. (noun)
• An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject. (noun)

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• "Finally, in what can only be described as a digression from a digression, I feel compelled to mention that there is a multi-purpose, high quality item, within reach theoretically, that I cannot bring myself to buy, though I am convinced of its usefulness and value."
• "Many novels contain what I call the digression-into-theme."
• "But all this is what they call a digression; it has nothing to do with the dragon's teeth I am now narrating."