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Temporary shift of subject in speech or text
Digression (παρέκβασις [parékbasis] in Greek; egressio, digressio or excursio in Latin) is a section of a composition or speech that marks a temporary
Digression
American late-night talk show (1993–2009)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the second installment of the Late Night franchise originally
Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien
American comedian
Steiner's Center for Emerging Media as an intern. He stated on the podcast Digression Sessions that he was a few credits short of graduating. Halkias began
Stavros_Halkias
Remarkable or characteristic story
specific quirk or trait. Anecdotes may be real or fictional; the anecdotal digression is a common feature of literary works and even oral anecdotes typically
Anecdote
1998 American film
information about the city with personal reflection, humor, and philosophical digressions. Timothy "Speed" Levitch is a New York City bus tour guide whose tours
The_Cruise_(1998_film)
In music, the repeated use of a sound or sequence
Types of repetition include "exact repetition" (aaa), "repetition after digression" (aba or aba'), and "nonrepetition" (abcd). Copland and Slatkin offer
Repetition_(music)
Historical work by Ammianus Marcellinus covering Roman history from 96 to 378 AD
follows a concise introduction to the emperor, interspersed with numerous "digressions" providing background on specific topics. The narrative is detailed,
Res gestae (Ammianus Marcellinus)
Res_gestae_(Ammianus_Marcellinus)
1851 novel by Herman Melville
and Ishmael, with Ahab as a force of linearity and Ishmael a force of digression. While both have an angry sense of being orphaned, they try to come to
Moby-Dick
Japanese manga series
978-1-64-273324-2 "False Bride..." "Tea Party..." "Homesick..." "A Reason to Live" Digression: "Masks..." 2 April 5, 2016 978-4-59-221054-2 June 25, 2024 978-1-64-273328-0
Tales_of_the_Tendo_Family
2000 book by music journalist Robert Christgau
characterized by layered clauses, caustic wit, one-liner jokes, political digressions, and allusions ranging from common knowledge to the esoteric. Adhering
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s
Christgau's_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_'90s
Improvisation by Lennie Tristano quintet
being one of the first two freely improvised jazz recordings, along with "Digression" (made at the same session). Pianist Lennie Tristano recalled that, "When
Intuition (free improvisation)
Intuition_(free_improvisation)
American social media personality
Retrieved 2023-03-19. Bar, Moshe (2022). A arte da divagação [The art of digression] (in Portuguese). Translated by Fontenelle, André (1 ed.). Objetiva. "Catie
Catieosaurus
Indian cinema
which Satyajit Ray pioneered include photo-negative flashbacks and X-ray digressions while filming Pratidwandi (1972). Following Kerala's Hema committee,
Cinema_of_West_Bengal
Epistle ascribed to Plato
immediately involved in those events and included in his advice a long digression on the theory of forms. These problems lead R. G. Bury to conclude that
Seventh_Letter
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
fabula that has been defamiliarized. Sterne uses temporal displacements, digressions, and causal disruptions (for example, placing the effects before their
Plot_(narrative)
2007 novel by Olga Tokarczuk
and has the ability to create character very quickly, with interesting digression and speculation." Tokarczuk, Olga (2017-05-17). Flights. Translated by
Flights_(novel)
Fantasy book series by Steven Erikson
264: Glen Cook and Steven Erikson". The Coode Podcast, Discussion and digression on science fiction and fantasy with Gary Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan. 14
Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen
Ancient underground city in Turkey
Kaisareia (Kayseri in modern Turkey). Had Leo been more inclined to garrulous digression (or perhaps just better informed), he might have supplied more details
Derinkuyu_underground_city
American poet and screenwriter
screenwriter. He is known as a lover of Frank O'Hara and the author of Digressions on Some Poems by Frank O’Hara: A Memoir. LeSueur grew up in Los Angeles
Joe_LeSueur
Medieval English legend
Plumtree has viewed the narratives as a twelfth-century historiographic digression "that permits a didactic theological exegesis". The story reappeared in
Green_children_of_Woolpit
American diplomat (1852–1933)
Quantock Hills, from Days Off and Other Digressions Antwerp Road The Art of Leaving Off, from Days Off and Other Digressions Ashes of Vengeance (a half-told tale)
Henry_van_Dyke_Jr.
1970 studio album by the Velvet Underground
you had to have a hit, and a hit had to be uptempo, short, and with no digressions, straight ahead basically, you wanted a hook and something to feed the
Loaded (Velvet Underground album)
Loaded_(Velvet_Underground_album)
Old English epic poem
The Digressions in Beowulf". Modern Language Notes. 70 (7): 521–524. doi:10.2307/3039650. JSTOR 3039650. Bonjour, Adrien (1950). The Digressions in Beowulf
Beowulf
Byzantine historian (c. 500 – 565)
Gesellschaft der Spätantike [Procopius and the social cosmos of historiography: digressions, discourses and Roman society in late antiquity]. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter
Procopius
1704 satire by Jonathan Swift
London in 1704. The work is a prose parody divided into sections of "digression" and a "tale" of three brothers, each representing one of the main branches
A_Tale_of_a_Tub
British and American filmmaker (born 1970)
to Oppenheimer: an analysis of Christopher Nolan's film work ; with a digression on James Bond's fall in Skyfall. Stuttgart London: Edition Axel Menges
Christopher_Nolan
Narrative work derived from existing works
particular producer's television "world".[citation needed] Canon (fiction) Digression Derivative work Expanded universe List of media spin-offs List of television
Spinoff_(media)
2014 compilation of extra scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
"fragmented ... cluster of vignettes"; and a series of "dead ends, intriguing digressions, smart discards, and intriguing unused options". One writer said that
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin_Peaks:_The_Missing_Pieces
Literary genre and movement
reflected in their works, which usually present comments by the authors and digressions where they express their opinion about the way their characters act.
Literary_realism
1980 Art/Illustrated collection (hardcover) Drawings and Digressions by Larry Rivers with Carol Brightman; Herman Strobuck, designer (Clarkson N. Potter)
List of winners of the National Book Award
List_of_winners_of_the_National_Book_Award
Dvaita philosopher
works are extant, they are characterised by their verbosity and lack of digressions. A few songs of his survive under the pen name Raghukulatilaka. As a
Narahari_Tirtha
1993 travelogue by William Dalrymple
Gandhi in 1984. The book followed his established style of historical digressions, tied in with contemporary events and a multitude of anecdotes. The book
City_of_Djinns
Form of the Greek language found in Homer
Publishers. p. xxii. Reece, Steve (2011-01-01). "Homeric Encyclopaedia: Digressions; Epithets; Hapax Legomena; Hospitality; Metacharacterism; Type-Scenes"
Homeric_Greek
1950s movement in Indian cinema
which Satyajit Ray pioneered include photo-negative flashbacks and X-ray digressions while filming Pratidwandi (1972). A Adoor Gopalakrishnan Aditya Vikram
Parallel_cinema
Quantization giving rise to photons
The quantization of the electromagnetic field is a procedure in physics turning Maxwell's classical electromagnetic waves into particles called photons
Quantization of the electromagnetic field
Quantization_of_the_electromagnetic_field
Sequence of characters that forms a search pattern
"Regular Expression Matching: the Virtual Machine Approach". swtch.com. Digression: POSIX Submatching "Perl Regular Expression Documentation". perldoc.perl
Regular_expression
English journalist (born 1960)
book, with its dire comic timing, complete absence of irony, pointless digressions, dull plotting and complete lack of any engaging characters, is so mind-numblingly
Kay_Burley
1972 studio album by Lennie Tristano
"the earliest examples of free improvisation in jazz: 'Intuition' and 'Digression'". It was reissued by Capitol as part of the Intuition 1996 CD re-issue
Crosscurrents (Lennie Tristano album)
Crosscurrents_(Lennie_Tristano_album)
First-century BC Roman history by Livy
in performance of prayers, blessings, and public religious rituals. A digression in Book 9, Sections 17–19, suggests that the Romans would have beaten
History_of_Rome_(Livy)
Roman historian, 2nd century
kings of Macedon, compiled in the time of Augustus. Due to its numerous digressions, this work was retitled by one of its editors, Historia Philippicae et
Justin_(historian)
of a subject; the digression ends when the plot returns to the main topic. Furthermore, Słowacki has intentionally used digression to create a somewhat
Beniowski
American actor (born 1945)
His decision to star in a six-episode plot of Friends was seen as a digression from the movies back to TV shows and a mistake by his career advisers
Tom_Selleck
1940 evacuation of Allied troops from Narvik during the Nazi invasion of Norway
(unarmed) Wehrmacht troops on Swedish railways – probably Sweden's chief digression from her policy of neutrality between the parties of the war – and in
Operation_Alphabet
American monk and Internet personality (born 1990)
delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions. Wu previously appeared on The CW Television Network's short-lived Online
KevJumba
Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell
June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04) Andy Warhol, war, Smaug the Dragon and other digressions of great importance. 50 1 "Dragon Psychology 101" Andy Warhol, J. R.
Revisionist_History_(podcast)
1922 novel by James Joyce
is the reason she has been "left on the shelf". After several mental digressions he decides to visit Mina Purefoy at the maternity hospital. It is uncertain
Ulysses_(novel)
Restaurant north of Sydney, Australia
Official Website Berowra Waters 1940-1960 Withers Bilson, Gay Plenty Digressions on Food Joffe, Mick Berowra Waters Yarns and Photos Murcutt, Glenn Buildings
Berowra_Waters_Inn
Priestly and learned class of the ancient Celts
ISBN 1-870684-10-9. Pailler, Jean-Marie (2008). "Les druides de César: digression ethnographique et neutralisation historique". Études Celtiques. 36: 35–58
Druid
2002 novel by William Gaddis
of an ailing man surrounded by his own notes and papers as he makes digressions on various literary, historical, and philosophical subjects. A large
Agapē_Agape
American filmmaker (born 1959)
Retrieved November 8, 2017. Maslin, Janet (April 23, 1994). "Review/Film; Digression And Color Are All of It For Hopper". The New York Times. Archived from
Dan_Gilroy
2012 James Bond film by Sam Mendes
to ›Oppenheimer‹. An Analysis of Christopher Nolan's Film Work with a Digression on James Bond's Fall in ›Skyfall‹. Stuttgart / London: Edition Axel Menges
Skyfall
Unfinished novel by Robert Musil
Austro-Hungarian monarchy's last days. The plot often veers into allegorical digressions on a wide range of existential themes concerning humanity and feelings
The_Man_Without_Qualities
2024 novel
Independent, considered that the novel's use of unusual words, with digressions into their etymology, was a strength, though Forbes conceded that this
Guilty_by_Definition
4th-century BC Roman politician and general
in 321 BC, when the Roman army had to pass under the yoke. In a famous digression, he even wrote that had Alexander the Great turned his army against Rome
Lucius_Papirius_Cursor
Approach to the study of history
criticism of great-man theories as a recurring theme in the philosophical digressions. According to Tolstoy, the significance of great individuals is imaginary;
Great_man_theory
Weekly Torah reading
Date Event (in main chronology) Verse Event (in Numbers 7:1–9:15 digression) Verse 1st month, 1st day Tabernacle erected Exodus 40:2 Tabernacle erected
Behaalotecha
Film genre in which the main characters embark on a road trip
(1967) have more "existential sensibility" or pauses for "philosophical digressions of a European bent", as compared with American road films. Three Men
Road_movie
2nd-century AD work by Arrian of Nicomedia
notorious stories tending to Alexander's discredit in a single apologetic digression (the killing of Cleitus, the proskynesis affair, the pages' conspiracy
Anabasis_of_Alexander
15th-century Arabic erotic literature by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nefzawi
There is then a long digression on dream interpretation. Nearly 40 names are listed for the vulva. There is then a digression on dream interpretation
The_Perfumed_Garden
Ecclesiastical office
situations, from wealthy to impoverished; the income differences prompted a digression in Framley Parsonage (chapter 14) on the incomprehensible logic that made
Vicar
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109
the Holy Spirit who proceeds from both". The last three chapters are a digression on what God's goodness might entail. Extracts from the work were later
Anselm_of_Canterbury
Greek historian and rhetorician (c.380–c.315 BC)
elaborate work was the history of Philip's reign (360–336 BC), with digressions on the names and customs of the various races and countries of which
Theopompus
1868–69 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"they are enveloped in a fantastic mist and get lost in innumerable digressions." Prominent modern critics acknowledge the novel's apparent structural
The_Idiot
Russian colloquialism
also in France, Switzerland, and Austria. In one of the novel's lyrical digressions, in the second chapter of the first volume, the author exclaims: "Rus'
The_beautiful_afar
1958 book by Patrick Leigh Fermor
place in Greek and European history; the middle portion contains lengthy digressions on art history, icons, religion, and myth in Maniot society. His future
Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese
Mani:_Travels_in_the_Southern_Peloponnese
There are many variations of the simple rules of Go. Some are ancient digressions, while other are modern deviations. They are often side events at tournaments
Go_variants
1990 musical by Stephen Sondheim
(1981–2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany (1st ed.). Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-30759-341-2
Assassins_(musical)
Mexican breed of dog
is not considered a separate type in competition and a deer-head dog's digression from the breed standard is considered a fault. Breed standards for this
Chihuahua_(dog_breed)
2008 novel by Nick Harkaway
his review for The Daily Telegraph saying "but amid the chapter-long digressions and manic proliferation of characters, the narrative threatens to collapse
The_Gone-Away_World
Anglo-Irish writer and cleric (1713–1768)
own conception. It proceeds mostly by what Sterne calls "progressive digressions" so that we do not reach Tristram's birth before the third volume. The
Laurence_Sterne
English musician and writer
(2021) But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It? , stories of disruption and digression (2025) [1][permanent dead link] Knights, Emma (16 October 2013). "Suffragette's
Boff_Whalley
Chapter of the New Testament
Christ. In Douglas Moo's analysis, Paul resumes his teaching after a digression in chapters 6–7, while Methodist founder John Wesley suggests that Paul
Romans_8
Book designed for sketching and drawing
recording an artist's travels. Invention: this follows the artists' digressions and internal journeys as they develop compositional ideas. Sketchbooks
Sketchbook
Opera by Robert Ashley
many expectations". Perfect Lives has been described as consisting of "digressions about the US landscape and American lives, performed in American vernacular
Perfect_Lives
American journalist
singer. Reflections of a Bachelor (1903) A Book of Conversations: The Digressions of Polly (1905) [1] The Widow (1908) Reflections of a Bachelor Girl (1909)
Helen_Rowland
Verbal harasser
7202/019950ar. Retrieved 15 September 2020. Pauses, rhetorical questions, digressions, diversions, distractions, and long descriptive passages all are opportunities
Heckler
Jewish work written in Greek generally dated to the mid-first century BC
History introduction, followed by diptychs of plagues digression on God's power and mercy digression on false worship and further plagues recapitulation
Book_of_Wisdom
Australian rock band
December 2022. Smith, Thomas (19 October 2018). "'Disco rippers and dentist digressions': Body Type's debut EP is a wild ride". NME. Retrieved 7 December 2022
Body_Type
American science fiction scholar, critic and editor
editor Jonathan Strahan on The Coode Street Podcast, a "discussion and digression on science fiction and fantasy" that was launched in May 2010, and is
Gary_K._Wolfe
Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798–1837)
of the Risorgimento as for the numerous materialistic philosophical digressions. The term Paralipòmeni is Greek for "things left undone or unsaid". Batracomiomachìa
Giacomo_Leopardi
Disorder of incoherent written rambling
disorder involving excessive wordiness, incoherent rambling, or frequent digressions in writing. Graphorrhea is most commonly associated with schizophrenia
Graphorrhea
1563 work by Garcia de Orta
circumstantial that it constitutes a classic of clinical description. Digressions, more or less relevant, deal with Indian politics, the significance of
Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India
Colloquies_on_the_Simples_and_Drugs_of_India
2021 nonfiction book by Amanda Montell
a cult". One reviewer for Publishers Weekly notes that "the personal digressions… occasionally distract from the bigger picture", but they overall believe
Cultish
1968 American film
sections: The Edifice, Fooling Around, The Process, Judgment, A Parable, Digression, The Search, and The Mark. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation
Why_Man_Creates
British documentary filmmaker (born 1955)
political history. His style has been described as involving, "whiplash digressions, menacing atmospherics and arpeggiated scores, and the near-psychedelic
Adam_Curtis
Danish institution analogous to serfdom
landowner, but this was at the digression of the landowner. Because the sale of these passes was entirely at the digression of the landowner, their prices
Stavnsbånd
also told of the battles and events of early Islam and have numerous digressions on older biblical traditions. Some of the earliest works studying the
Arabic_literature
American fiction writer
life the crime touched. Which means a lot of digression. And this might be tiresome if the digressions weren’t so good, so fully realized and meticulously
Rafael_Frumkin
1969 Ukrainian film
with topical facts of the political moment and poetic and philosophical digressions. The main theme is the unshakable faith in the victory of the people
Mystery-Bouffe
Turco-Mongol conqueror (1320s–1405)
Plants, Beasts, Product, and Trade. With many instructive and pleasant digressions, being remarkable Stories or Passages, occasionally occurring, as Strange
Timur
American entertainer (born 1937)
Cosby, Bill (2003). I Am What I Ate ... and I'm Frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy. New York: HarperEntertainment. ISBN 978-0-06-054573-4
Bill_Cosby
2007 novel by Gene Wolfe
He recounts his childhood and career as a pirate, interspersed with digressions about events in his later life, including the time when he is writing
Pirate_Freedom
1986 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
undermining the audience's faith in his story. For example, Ono makes frequent digressions into unrelated topics and events during his narration, downplaying and
An Artist of the Floating World
An_Artist_of_the_Floating_World
Colombian writer (1926–1972)
of the same name, the third-person narrative takes a brief and sudden digression into the first-person, informing the reader that "Álvaro Cepeda Samudio
Álvaro_Cepeda_Samudio
1996 American film by James Ivory
artistic genius of the 20th century must be confined to his priapic digressions". In the United States and Canada, Surviving Picasso grossed $2 million
Surviving_Picasso
Book of the Book of Mormon
powers, and sends a famine to the Nephite which lasts three years. After a digression from Mormon, the book of Helaman ends with Samuel the Lamanite's prophecy
Book_of_Helaman
South African judge
Grootes, Stephen (18 August 2011). "Chief Justice controversy: A historical digression". The Daily Maverick. SAPA (3 September 2011). "Cosatu slams Mogoeng nomination"
Dikgang_Moseneke
Branch of linguistics and semiotics relating context to meaning
referent expression is necessary is highly reliant upon the author/speaker's digression- and is correlated strongly with the use of pragmatic competency. Michael
Pragmatics
1977 travel book by English writer Bruce Chatwin
lone paragraph. In a sense this construction with its frequent use of digression, rather than a linear structure, mirrors one of the underlying themes
In_Patagonia
2005 book by Nick Tosches
the modern system of organized crime. The book also contains numerous digressions away from its main subject, including: an extended linguistic discussion
King_of_the_Jews_(book)
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Another Name of Ali
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Merlin's sister.
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
Gift of the sun.
Boy/Male
Indian
West wind
Girl/Female
Tamil
Divashini | தீவாஷீநீÂ
Shine among the day and all
Biblical
a threshing
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Ruler over Heroes
Female
Italian
 Variant spelling of Italian Zita, ZETA means "little girl." Compare with another form of Zeta.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Excellent, Eminent in learning
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Eloquent; Lasting
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adv.
By way of digression.
n.
A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
n.
A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.
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.
a.
Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
n.
A wandering about or going astray; digression.
n.
A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own words.
n.
A going out of the way; a digression.
n.
A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense.
n.
A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.
a.
Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.
a.
Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.
v.
An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
n.
Digression.
n.
The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets.