( n. )
The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.
( n. )
The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012