Digressional

Digressional
Digressional Di*gres"sion*al, a. Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • digressional — adjective see digression …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • digressional — See digression. * * * …   Universalium

  • digressional — di·gres·sion·al …   English syllables

  • digressional — adjective see digression …   Useful english dictionary

  • digression — digressional, digressionary, adj. /di gresh euhn, duy /, n. 1. the act of digressing. 2. a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing. [1325 75; ME < AF < L digression (s. of digressio) a going away, aside, equiv …   Universalium

  • digression — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work 2. archaic a going aside • digressional adjective • digressionary adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dance Like No-One's Watching — Infobox single| Name = Dance Like No One s Watching Artist = Drive by Argument from Album = Drive by Argument Released = April 28, 2008 Format = 7 , Download Genre = Electro Indie Length = 11:28 Label = Lizard King Chart position = * #N/A (UK… …   Wikipedia

  • digression — /daɪˈgrɛʃən/ (say duy greshuhn) noun 1. the act of digressing. 2. a portion of a discourse, etc., deviating from the main theme. –digressional, adjective …  

  • digression — [digresh′ən, dīgresh′ən] n. [ME < L digressio] an act or instance of digressing; a wandering from the main subject in talking or writing digressional adj …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”