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digression

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈgrɛʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈgrɛʃən, daɪ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di gresh′ən, dī-)

digression
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deviation Collocations, diversion Collocations, divergence, excursus, departure Collocations, tangent, aside Collocations, wandering Collocations, divagation, rambling Collocations, straying, circumlocution, parenthesis, apostrophe, going off on a tangent, variation, waffle Collocations (slang), detour, off-topic remark, hijacking (slang)

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