Excursus \Ex*cur"sus\, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See
Excurrent.]
A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and
containing a more extended exposition of some important point
or topic.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
excursus
n : a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression,
aside, divagation, parenthesis]
WordNet (r) 2.0
aside, digression, divagation, parenthesis
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