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      digression
      noun
      wandering from the main path of a journey
      a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
      a message that departs from the main subject
      Roots
      disdi- · Latin · apart, asidegradior-gress · Latin · step, walk
      Synonyms for digression
      excursusndivagationndiscursionndiversionnexcursionndeviationnparenthesisndeflectionnasideadvdetournsidetrackv
      Words related to digression
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      The word digression breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: di-, from Latin dis (“apart, aside”); and -gress, from Latin gradior (“step, walk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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