excursus
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9.9
- noun
- /ɛkˈsɜːr.səs/
- Literature
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excursus
- In his book, the author includes an excursus discussing the cultural impacts of technology as an appendix.
- an aesthetic excursus
After that huge excursus, we get back to, as I said, I met Doctor Antisi.
- After that huge excursus, we get back to, as I said, I met Doctor Antisi.
Examples
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The essay ends with an excursus on equivalent expressions in the other three Ibero-Romance languages.
Academic text (1997) -
What I intend to do is to accompany you on a brief textual excursus through Lincoln's Lyceum Address, a speech he gave in 1838, at the age of twenty-nine, on the topic of the perpetuation of our political institutions.
Academic text (2002) -
The second reason for this opening excursus on the philosophy of history forms the central argument of this paper.
Academic text (2005) -
There are two reasons for offering this thumbnail excursus on the history of the philosophy of history.
Academic text (2005) -
However, in the context of Calderon's time, this little excursus acquires a much more specific meaning.
Academic text (1990) -
A brief excursus recalls two of these classic inventions.
Academic text (2012) -
A paradigmatic example appears in the second theoretical excursus they provide in Multitude, a section devoted to responding to critics of Empire.
Academic text (2016) -
With the introduction of the excursus on the Odyssey, the argument of the Dialectic of Enlightenment moved toward a closure of sorts.
Academic text (1998) -
Since many of the authors and critics of the works I will be discussing frequently invoke ideological reasons to explain their chosen narrative practice, a short excursus on the politics of narrative person will also be set forth.
Academic text (1994) -
I offer a short etymological excursus, mingling, with respect for Socrates, the playful and the serious, and not without due reverence for the gods' high friendship of play.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
7
5.5
A short remark not part of the main conversation, often said to the audience
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7.0
A short break from the main subject when talking or writing
1
5.3
A short remark added in speech or writing to give extra information
Talking or writing for a long time with many details
A short move away from the main topic in speech or writing
Antonyms
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Etymology
Excursus comes from Latin parts ex- ('out') and cursus ('run' or 'course'), so it literally means a 'running out' from the main path. A helpful way to remember it is to think of an excursion — a short trip away — because an excursus is a short side discussion that steps away from the main topic.