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<hw>Di*gress"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Digressed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Digressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>digressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>digredi</ets> to go apart, to deviate; <ets>di- = dis-</ets> + <ets>gradi</ets> to step, walk. See <er>Grade</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.</def>

<blockquote>Moreover she beginneth to <b>digress</b> in latitude. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to <b>digress</b> into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy <b>digressing</b> son. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Digress</h1> <Xpage=412>

<hw>Di*gress"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Digression.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fuller.</i>

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<hw>Di*gres"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>digressio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>digression</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>digressions</b> I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Then my <b>digression</b> is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

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<hw>Di*gres"sion*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.</def>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Digressive</h1> <Xpage=412>

<hw>Di*gress"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>digressif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Digressively</h1> <Xpage=412>

<hw>Di*gress"ive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By way of digression.</def>

<h1>Digue</h1> <Xpage=412>

<hw>Digue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Dike</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank; a dike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Temple.</i>

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