Word: digression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
gres
sion
Definition: The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, particularly for rhetorical effect.
Morphemes:
Affix: digress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: digressum
Language: la
Decoded: digressum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: separated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.