DIGRESSION


Meaning of DIGRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈgre-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work

2. archaic : a going aside

• di·gres·sion·al -ˈgresh-nəl, -ə-n ə l adjective

• di·gres·sion·ary -ˈgre-shə-ˌner-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.