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отступле́ние — meaning in English

otstupleniye

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English meaning

  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • digression noun An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
  • retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
  • tangent noun A straight line that touches a curve at exactly one point without crossing it.

Senses

отступле́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
  • digression (generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
  • parenthesis (rhetoric) A digression; the use of such digressions.
  • retreat The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  • tangent A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.

departure — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  2. noun A move away from what is usual, expected, or previously planned.

digression — full definition

  1. noun An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
  2. noun The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
  3. noun A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
  4. noun A deviation, an act of straying from a path.

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