EXCURSUS


Meaning of EXCURSUS in English

/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; excurrere to run out. See EX- 1 , COURSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .