excursus

[ek-skur-suhs]

noun

plural

excursuses, excursus 

1. a detailed discussion of some point in a book, especially one added as an appendix.

2. a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative.

excursus

/ ɛkˈskɜːsəs /

noun

1. an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative

Word History and Origins

Origin of excursus¹

1795–1805; < Latin: a running out, sally, digression, derivative of excurrere to run out. See ex- ¹, course

Word History and Origins

Origin of excursus¹

C19: from Latin: a running forth, from excurrere to run out