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"digressions" has 3 syllables: digr-ess-ions. It rhymes with transgressions and impressions, if that helps it stick.
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“The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.”
“make digression... by way of digression...”
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"Digressions" has 3 syllables: digr · ess · ions.
Digressions: An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
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