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Divagation Definition & Meaning

divagation
noun
  1. a message that departs from the main subject
  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"

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What does divagation mean?
a message that departs from the main subject 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"
What part of speech is divagation?
Divagation is a noun.
How many definitions does divagation have?
Divagation has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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