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ex·cur·sus

 (ĭk-skûr′səs)
n. pl. ex·cur·sus·es
1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
2. A digression.
[Latin, from past participle of excurrere, to run out; see excursion.]
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excursus

(ɛkˈskɜːsəs)
n, pl -suses or -sus
(Rhetoric) an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative
[C19: from Latin: a running forth, from excurrere to run out]
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ex•cur•sus

(ɛkˈskɜr səs)

n., pl. -sus•es, -sus.
1. a detailed discussion of some point in a book, esp. one added as an appendix.
2. a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative.
[1795–1805; < Latin: a running out, sally, digression. See ex-1, course]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.excursus - a message that departs from the main subjectexcursus - a message that departs from the main subject
digression, divagation, parenthesis, aside
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
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excursus

noun
An instance of digressing:
aside, deviation, digression, divagation, divergence, divergency, excursion, irrelevancy, parenthesis, tangent.
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excursus

[ekˈskɜːsɪz] N → excursus m inv
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Casaubon's mind was more alert, and he seemed to anticipate what was coming after a very slight verbal indication, saying, "That will do--mark that"--or "Pass on to the next head--I omit the second excursus on Crete." Dorothea was amazed to think of the bird-like speed with which his mind was surveying the ground where it had been creeping for years.
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But now old Schmidt readjusted some inner machinery, cleared his throat and began a meandering excursus on the poor quality of Youth Today, with animadversions on the importance of respect for authority as the foundation of a democratic society.
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This, his first book, is a combination of political pamphlet, theoretical excursus, and empirical analysis that established a foundation for the ideology of the Zionist Socialist Workers' Party.
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He also makes use of the excursus: detailed examples are contained in a big text box (sometimes lasting pages), easily visible so that one can either read it or carry on with the main body of the book.
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Junto a estas cuestiones, el autor introduce varios excursus como, por ejemplo, el de la absoluta distincion entre el Creador y la creacion.
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Torrance's reinterpretation of divine monarchy and his suggestion that the Spirit proceeds from the Trinity as a whole (35); Theodorus Alexopoulos's excursus into the late Byzantine theology of Nikephoros Blemmydes and Gregory of Cyprus retrieves their notion of the Spirit's eternal manifestation through the Son (82-83); and finally, Thomas Weinandy argues that the Spirit plays a part in the generation of the Son (196-97).
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