excursus
a detailed discussion of some point in a book, especially one added as an appendix.
a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative.
Origin of excursus
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How to use excursus in a sentence
This has been a long excursus, and we must get back to our jaunt on the plain.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserBut such a retort involves just the dialectic excursus which I am here anxious to avoid.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyBut the account suggests another and independent question with respect to which I shall make an excursus.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyThis is not to say, of course, that the excursus in the second stage has been a loss and a defect.
Pagan & Christian Creeds | Edward CarpenterBut call it a note or 'excursus,' which is the scholarlike name for notes a little longer than usual, and all will be made right.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) | Thomas De Quincey
British Dictionary definitions for excursus
/ (ɛkˈskɜːsəs) /
an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative
Origin of excursus
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