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divagation

divagation Divagation is a wandering away from the point in speech or in thinking, marked by rambling or going astray.

Divagation is a wandering away from the point in speech or in thinking, marked by rambling or going astray. In historical psychological usage, it refers to discursiveness of thought or talk.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-2278500-2290500).
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