excursus — [eks kʉr′səs] n. pl. excursuses or excursus [L, a running forth, digression, pp. of excurrere: see EXCURRENT] 1. a detailed discussion of some point in a work, added as an appendix 2. a lengthy digression, as in a literary work … English World dictionary
Excursus — Ex*cur sus, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See {Excurrent}.] A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excursus — index appendix (supplement), digression, discourse, hornbook, pandect (treatise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bur … Law dictionary
excursus — EXCÚRSUS s.n. v. excurs (2) [în DN]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
excursus — s.m., lat. [der. di excurrĕre correre fuori, fare una sortita ]. 1. [intervento che devia dal filo principale: fare un breve e. ] ▶◀ (non com.) détour, digressione, divagazione, inciso, parentesi. 2. (estens.) [breve e rapida presentazione: e.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
excursus — divagation, *digression, episode … New Dictionary of Synonyms
excursus — ex·cùr·sus s.m.inv., lat. CO digressione, divagazione: riprendiamo l argomento principale dopo questo breve excursus | breve rassegna, panoramica: fare un excursus sulla letteratura del 900 Sinonimi: divagazione | panoramica. {{line}} {{/line}}… … Dizionario italiano
Excursus — An excursus (from Latin excurrere , to run out of ) is a short episode or anecdote in a work of literature [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/excursus] . Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used … Wikipedia
excursus — noun /ɪkˈskɜːsəs/ a) A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic. Here is what us scholars call an excursus. If you are an honest man the following page or two can be of no possible… … Wiktionary
excursus — n. an excursus into * * * [ek skɜːsəs] an excursus into … Combinatory dictionary
]. Cf. é-1. Étymol. et Hist. 1865 (LITTRÉ). Mot lat. signifiant « course, excursion; incursion militaire; digression », formé sur le supin excursum de excurrere « courir hors de; faire une sortie, une incursion ».excursus [ɛkskyʀsys] n. m. invar.ÉTYM. 1865, Littré; mot lat., de excursum, supin de excurrere. → Excursion.❖♦ Didact. Digression, développement constitué par le commentaire d'un passage (d'auteur ancien).0 (…) l'œuvre est une répétition (de théâtre), et cette répétition, comme dans un film de Rivette, est verbeuse, infinie, entrecoupée de commentaires, d'excursus, tressée d'autre chose. En un mot, l'œuvre est un échelonnement; son être est le degré : un escalier qui ne s'arrête pas.R. Barthes, Roland Barthes, p. 177.