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EXCURSUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of EXCURSUS is an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic. www.merriam-webster.com
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Excursus - Wikipedia
An excursus is a short episode or anecdote in a work of literature. Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, ... en.wikipedia.org
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EXCURSUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a detailed discussion or explanation of a subject, which is separate from the main subject that is being written or talked about. dictionary.cambridge.org
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excursus (ɛkˈskɜːsəs) Pl. excursus, after Lat.; now usually excursuses. [a. L. excursus, n. of action f. excurrĕre lit. ‘to run out’: see excur and cf. excursion n.] 1. The Lat. word is used by editors of the classics to signify: A detailed discussion (usually in the form of an appendix at the end o... Oxford English Dictionary
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EXCURSUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
plural · a detailed discussion of some point in a book, especially one added as an appendix. · a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative. excursus. www.dictionary.com
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82 Synonyms & Antonyms for EXCURSUS | Thesaurus.com
An excursus is a noun meaning digression, similar to aside, departure, detour, or deviation. www.thesaurus.com
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Excursus: Definition and Examples | LiteraryTerms
An excursus is a moment where a text moves away from its main topic – it's roughly similar to “digression.” literaryterms.net
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excursus, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun excursus is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for excursus is from 1803, in Annual Review & Hist. Lit. www.oed.com
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Excursus - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
noun a message that departs from the main subject synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, parenthesis, tangent www.vocabulary.com
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Excursus - Word Genius
A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix. 2. A digression in a written text. Examples of Excursus in a ... www.wordgenius.com
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excursus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English terms borrowed from Latin · English terms derived from Latin · English 3-syllable words · English terms with IPA pronunciation · Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)səs ... en.wiktionary.org
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excurse
▪ I. † exˈcurse, n. Obs. rare—1. [ad. L. excurs-us: see excursus.] An outrush, raid, hostile sally.1586 J. Hooker Girald. Irel. in Holinshed II. 15/1, I am to require thee that thou doo retire and withdraw these excurses of strangers.▪ II. excurse, v. (ɛkˈskɜːs) [f. L. excurs- ppl. stem of excurrĕre... Oxford English Dictionary
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Charles Bigg
Jude (1901) The church's task under the Roman empire; four lectures with preface, notes, and an excursus (1905) Wayside sketches in ecclesiastical history wikipedia.org
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excourse
▪ I. † exˈcourse, n. Obs. [variant of excurse, after the analogy of course.] 1. The action of running forth or out; an excursion or sally; usually a hostile or marauding one.1523 St. Papers Hen. VIII, IV. 35 The rodes and ex⁓courses divised, to be made or not made, as ye shal se the cace to requyre.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Megillat Taanit
"On the seventeenth day of [the lunar month] Sivan, [they took] possession of Migdal Ṣur" [Original Aramaic: ] [Excursus: The event is alluded to in the "On the thirteenth day thereof (i.e. the lunar month of Adar) is the day of Nicanor" [Original Aramaic: ] [Excursus: According to the Jerusalem Talmud wikipedia.org
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