excursus

  • 11excursus — n. an excursus into * * * [ek skɜːsəs] an excursus into …

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  • 12excursus — noun (plural excursuses; also excursus) Etymology: Latin, digression, from excurrere Date: 1803 an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13excursus — /ek skerr seuhs/, n., pl. excursuses, excursus. 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; < L: a running out, sally, digression, deriv …

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  • 14excursus — /ɛkˈskɜsəs/ (say ek skersuhs) noun (plural excursuses or excursus) 1. a detailed discussion of some point in a book (usually added as an appendix). 2. an incidental discussion, or digression, as in a narrative. {Latin, from excurrere run out} …

  • 15excursus — (èk skur sus ) s. m. Mot latin (de excurrere, voy. excursion), qui se dit souvent pour excursion n° 4 (voy. excursion) …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 16excursus — {{hw}}{{excursus}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv.  (pl.  lat. excursa ) Divagazione, digressione …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 17excursus — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A supplemental discussion] Syn. essay, dissertation, summary; see appendix , discussion 2 , exposition 2 . 2. [A digression] Syn. wandering, aside, deviation, excursion; see digression . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An&#8230; …

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  • 18excursus — ex cur·sus || ɜːsÉ™s n. appendix, additional section devoted to further explanation of a topic (in a book); digression, deviation from the main point …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 19excursus —    (s.m.) Breve trattazione, originata da un tema, e che da questo te­ma si allontana in modo più o meno lungo, più o meno pertinente. digressione …

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  • 20excursus — [ɪk skə:səs, ɛk ] noun (plural same or excursuses) a detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix. ↘a digression in a text. Origin C19: from L., excursion , from excurrere run out …

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