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digress

/daɪɡˈɹes/digh-GRES
/daɪɡˈɹɛs/digh-GRES

Meaningto step aside

Common meaning: wander off the subject

Journey through time

  1. Latindigredi‘to step aside’source
  2. Latindigressussource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto step aside → wander off the subjectdigress‘wander off the subject’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin digredi ‘to step aside’.

Roots

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