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plural byways
a road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path. examples
a road that is not frequently travelled. examples
(by extension) a little-known or arcane field of study or detail. quotations examples
Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...
2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R29