Divagation \Di`va*ga"tion\, n. [L. divagari to wander about; di-
= dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See
Vagary.]
A wandering about or going astray; digression.
[1913 Webster]
Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further
divagation. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
divagation
n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression,
aside, excursus, parenthesis]
2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a
diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into
irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion,
deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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