extravagationn.
/ɛkstravəɡeɪʃən/ Wandering beyond due or prescribed limits; an extravagance.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > deviation from straight course
turna1400
circuit1483
circumferencea1549
wrying1592
extravagation1611
extravagancya1616
extravagance1644
deviation1646
outstepping1656
left1675
detour1738
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Extravagation, an extrauagation, or extrauagating.
1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 16 The thinking of them is apt to cause some extravagation of our thoughts in Prayer.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 210 I don't pretend to justify the extravagations of the multitude.
1849 A. D. Fillan Stories of Rebellions 39 To check all froward desire of extravagation on the part of Major Drummond.
1899 C. K. Paul Memories 304 M. Renan never could understand how it was people were so little tolerant of his own extravagations.
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