Found 2 items, similar to excursus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: excursus excursus n : a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, divagation, parenthesis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Excursus 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]