excursus

[ ek-skur-suhs ]
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noun,plural ex·cur·sus·es, ex·cur·sus.
  1. a detailed discussion of some point in a book, especially one added as an appendix.

  2. a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative.

Origin of excursus

1
1795–1805; <Latin: a running out, sally, digression, derivative of excurrere to run out. See ex-1, course

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excursus

/ (ɛkˈskɜːsəs) /


nounplural -suses or -sus
  1. an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative

Origin of excursus

1
C19: from Latin: a running forth, from excurrere to run out

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