Excursus

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  • noun. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  • noun. A digression.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A digression; an excursion.
  • noun. A dissertation inserted in a work, as an edition of a classic, to elucidate some obscure or important point of the text.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
  • noun. A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
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  • noun. a message that departs from the main subject
    • Word Usage
    "I might come home with a new gadget that you don't have and you'll decide its time to "excursus" your right to take my money."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    content  message  subject-matter  substance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    -ways  amaryllis  bath-robe  catechising  definer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    digression  discussion  
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