Main entry: digression, divagation, parenthesis, aside, excursus
Definition: a message that departs from the main subject
Main entry: aside
Definition: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Definition: not taken into account or excluded from consideration
Usage: these problems apart, the country is doing well; all joking aside, I think you're crazy
Definition: in reserve; not for immediate use
Usage: started setting aside money to buy a car; put something by for her old age; has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Main entry: aside
Definition: on or to one side
Usage: step aside; stood aside to let him pass; threw the book aside; put her sewing aside when he entered
Definition: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
Usage: brush the objections aside; pushed all doubts away
Definition: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
Usage: had a feeling of being set apart; quality sets it apart; a day set aside for relaxing
Definition: in a different direction
Usage: turn aside; turn away one's face; glanced away