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Digressing — Digress Di*gress , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di = dis + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
digressing — di·gress || daɪ gres v. deviate from the main point (in writing or speaking) … English contemporary dictionary
Digress — Di*gress , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di = dis + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Digressed — Digress Di*gress , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di = dis + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meisei Goto — Meisei Gotō (後藤 明生, Gotō Meisei?, April 4, 1932–August 2, 1999), also known as Akio Gotō, was a Japanese author. Contents 1 Biography … Wikipedia
Schubert's last sonatas — The three piano sonatas numbered 958 through 960 in Deutsch s catalogue of Franz Schubert s complete works, are the composer s last major compositions for the piano, often referred to in short simply as Schubert s last sonatas. They were written… … Wikipedia
digression — n. act of digressing 1) a digression from digressive remarks 2) a digression on (he launched into a digression on the need for more power plants) * * * [d(a)ɪ greʃ(ə)n] [ act of digressing ] a digression from [ digressive remarks ] a digression… … Combinatory dictionary
tangential — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. digressing, diverging, divergent, digressive, unrelated, extraneous. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. divergent, digressing, off on a tangent, straying, shifting, rambling, peripheral, barely related. ANT.: related, on… … English dictionary for students
Blot — Blot, n. [Cf. Icel. blettr, Dan. plet.] 1. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. Inky blots and rotten parchment bonds. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. A spot… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botany — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
