WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cur•sus
(ek skûr′səs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sus•es, -sus.
- a detailed discussion of some point in a book, esp. one added as an appendix.
- a digression or incidental excursion, as in a narrative.
- Latin: a running out, sally, digression, derivative of excurrere to run out. See ex-1, course
- 1795–1805
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