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Word: Excursus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Latin, ‘excursion’, from excurrere ‘run out’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈskəːsəs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈskəːsəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
Short Definition:detailed discussion of particular point in book
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