excursus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·cur·sus
noun \ik-ˈskər-səs\ plural ex·cur·sus·es also ex·cur·sus \-səs, -ˌsüs\
Definition of EXCURSUS
: an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic
Examples of EXCURSUS
- <this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages>
Origin of EXCURSUS
Latin, digression, from excurrere
First Known Use: 1803
Related to EXCURSUS
- Synonyms
- afterword, appendix, codicil, addendum, supplement
- Antonyms
- foreword, introduction, preface, prologue (also prolog)
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