divagation

noun

Definition of divagationnext
1
as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration this may well appear to be a divagation at first, but I hope to establish the relevance

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Relevance
2
as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard a self-consciously "literary" novel that represents a major divagation from traditional narrative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divagation
  1. tangent
  2. deviation
  3. departure
Noun
  • Odd tangents by Trump, such as about the fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter or the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s genitalia, have also become routine.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Stephen seemed to have a couple tangents like that one.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of tangent
Noun
  • There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of deviation
Noun
  • The departure follows months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Ross’s decision to retire was well-documented but Klineman informed the AVP of her imminent departure from volleyball just five days ago.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of departure
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