Umschweif — meaning in English
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English meaning
- digression noun An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
Senses
Umschweif is used for these senses in English:
- circumbendibus (often, humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
- digression (generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
digression — full definition
- noun An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
- noun The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
- noun A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
- noun A deviation, an act of straying from a path.