excursus
Meanings
noun
- A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
- A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin excursus (“excursion”). Doublet of excurse.
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