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a mental condition in which one tends to digress from the topic under discussion, especially by word association
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tangentiality — /tan jen shi alˈi ti/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tangent … Useful english dictionary
tangentiality — See tangential. * * * … Universalium
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tangentiality — n. quality of being tangent, state of touching at a single point … English contemporary dictionary
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tangentially — See tangentiality. * * * … Universalium
