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]