excursus

Meaning of excursus

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.

Information about excursus

It is a name.
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Hyphenation of excursus

ex-cur-sus

It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
excursus is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

excursus synonyms

Meaning digression:

digression, aside, divagation, parenthesis

Words that rhyme with excursus

Tarsus, hypotarsus, metatarsus, pretarsus, protarsus, tarsometatarsus, tarsus, tibiotarsus, adversus, conversus, inversus, perversus, transversus, versus, morsus, Tarrsus, Melursus, Ursus, concursus, cursus, discursus, melursus, ursus, Agathyrsus, thyrsus

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