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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

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