"divagation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: divagations [plural]
Etymology: Nominalization of divagate (from the Latin verb divagare) + -ion (from the Latin suffix -io). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} divagation (countable and uncountable, plural divagations)
  1. Straying off from a course or way. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-divagation-en-noun-ppU-sb0x
  2. (medicine) Incoherent or wandering speech and thought. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-divagation-en-noun-Fr8zWUhu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 41 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 42 5 21 20 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: divagate

Noun [French]

IPA: /di.va.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-divagation.wav Forms: divagations [plural]
Etymology: From divaguer + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|divaguer|-ation}} divaguer + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} divagation f (plural divagations)
  1. divagation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-divagation-fr-noun-sp-z7xIv
  2. wandering, rambling Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-divagation-fr-noun-M3qaLqSb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 29 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ation: 8 53 39
  3. raving Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-divagation-fr-noun-HVwok8ma

Inflected forms

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