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excursus [ɛkˈskɜːsəs] n pl -suses, -sus
(Literature / Rhetoric) an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative [from Latin: a running forth, from excurrere to run out] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Casaubon's mind was more alert, and he seemed to anticipate what was coming after a very slight verbal indication, saying, "That will do--mark that"--or "Pass on to the next head--I omit the second excursus on Crete. Deane, when he expected to take his wine alone, would tell Tom to step in and sit with him an hour, and would pass that hour in much lecturing and catechising concerning articles of export and import, with an occasional excursus of more indirect utility on the relative advantages to the merchants of St. |
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