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divagation
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digression |
| Synonyms: | aside, deviation, divergence, divergency, diversion, excursion, excursus, parenthesis |
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| Main Entry: | divergence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | branching out; difference |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, alterity, crotch, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, digression, disagreeing, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divagation, divergency, diversity, division, fork, mutation, otherness, parting, radiation, ramification, separation, turning, unlikeness, variety, varying |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concord, convergence, harmony, sameness |
| Main Entry: | straying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deviation |
| Synonyms: | aberrance, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, divagation, divergence, maverick, straggler, waif |
| Main Entry: | excursus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digression |
| Synonyms: | aside, departure, detour, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, obiter dictum, side remark, tangent |
| Main Entry: | irrelevancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digression |
| Synonyms: | apostrophe, aside, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, difference, discursion, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion, drifting, episode, excursion, excursus, footnote, incident, note, obiter dictum, parenthesis, rambling, tangent, variation, wandering |
| Main Entry: | parenthesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digression |
| Synonyms: | apostrophe, aside, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, difference, discursion, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion, drifting, episode, excursion, excursus, footnote, incident, irrelevancy, note, obiter dictum, rambling, tangent, variation, wandering |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Motion further off] Divergence. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
divergence, divergency; divarication, ramification, forking; radiation; separation (disjunction); dispersion; deviation; aberration.
-verbs
diverge, divaricate, radiate; ramify; branch off, glance off, file off; fly off, fly off at a tangent; spread, scatter, disperse; deviate; part (separate).
-adjectives
diverging; divergent, radiant, centrifugal; aberrant.
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| Antonyms: | convergence |
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