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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXCURSUS

From Latin: a running forth, from excurrere to run out.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXCURSUS

excursus  [ɛkˈskɜːsəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCURSUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excursus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCURSUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Excursus

An excursus is a short episode or anecdote in a work of literature. Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used to lighten the atmosphere in a tragic story, a similar function to that of satyr plays in Greek theatre. Sometimes they are used to provide backstory to the matter being discussed at hand, as in Pseudo-Apollodorus' Bibliotheke. Furthermore, an excursus is often applied to a piece of academic writing to provide digressive information, which does not contribute directly to the line of argument, but can still be linked with the overall topic of the text.

Definition of excursus in the English dictionary

The definition of excursus in the dictionary is an incidental digression from the main topic under discussion or from the main story in a narrative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCURSUS


Amisus
əmiːsəs
casus
ˈkɑːsəs
Croesus
ˈkriːsəs
cursus
ˈkɜːsəs
lusus
ˈluːsəs
metatarsus
ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
Peloponnesus
ˌpɛləpəˈniːsəs
Rhesus
ˈriːsəs
tarsometatarsus
ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
tarsus
ˈtɑːsəs
thyrsus
ˈθɜːsəs
tibiotarsus
ˌtɪbɪəʊˈtɑːsəs
versus
ˈvɜːsəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCURSUS

excurrent
excurse
excursion
excursion train
excursionise
excursionist
excursionize
excursive
excursively
excursiveness
excusable
excusableness
excusably
excusal
excusatory
excuse
excuse me!
excuse-me
excuser
excusive

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCURSUS

baby Jesus
Caucasus
census
colossus
consensus
cupressus
Dionysus
discursus
Ephesus
Issus
Jesus
lapsus
lupus erythematosus
missus
narcissus
Pegasus
resus
risus
sus
the Caucasus

Synonyms and antonyms of excursus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «excursus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCURSUS

Find out the translation of excursus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of excursus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excursus» in English.

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附记
1,325 millions of speakers

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excursus
570 millions of speakers

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excursus
510 millions of speakers

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excursus
380 millions of speakers
ar

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استطراد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экскурс
278 millions of speakers

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excursus
270 millions of speakers

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excursus
260 millions of speakers

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excursus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Excursus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exkurs
180 millions of speakers

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余談
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

excursus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamrih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dung tha
80 millions of speakers

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excursus
75 millions of speakers

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Excursus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

excursus
70 millions of speakers

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excursus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dygresja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екскурс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

excursul
30 millions of speakers
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excursus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

excursus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

utvikning
10 millions of speakers
no

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excursus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excursus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCURSUS»

The term «excursus» is normally little used and occupies the 112.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCURSUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excursus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCURSUS»

Discover the use of excursus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excursus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Notes on the Bucolics and Georgics of Virgili with excursus, ...
EXCURSUS. EXCURSUS. I. THE RIVER 0AXE8. Part Scythian tt rapidum erttat veninnut Oaxtm. — Ec. i. 65. Trk note oa rapidum erttat in this verse in Servius is as follows : " Hoc est Intulentom, quod rapit cretam. Cretam terrain albam dixit ...
Thomas Keightley, 1846
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The Teaching of the twelve Apostles, a tr. with notes; and ...
Apostles didachē Henry Donald M. Spence- Jones. CONTENTS. ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF " THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES" AND COMMENTARY EXCURSUS I. EARLY HISTORY OF " THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE ...
Apostles didachē, Henry Donald M. Spence- Jones, 1885
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Ovid's Fasti; with introduction, notes, and excursus. By T. ...
Ovid, Thomas Keightley. times ofi-ered human victims, it was done in conformity to foreign religions, and not to that oi Latium. Burmann has the following rather curious note on this place: u Similem fere ritum Lipsiae a meretricibus eelebratum ...
Ovid, Thomas Keightley, 1848
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The Fables of Avianus, Edited, with Prolegomena, Critical ...
EXCURSUS I. Praesumere. Though the sense of 'anticipating' can alone claim to be classical, as early as Tacitus pranumere was already on its way to the later meaning of 'presuming,' 'arrogating,' which it still retains from the writers of the ...
Avianus, Robinson Ellis, 1887
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Sermons by a lay headmaster (second series) with an excursus ...
The proofs of the sermons, to which this excursus is attached, were lying by me ; and if I felt convinced that Psalm li. was not David's, practical issues were involved which I was unwilling to contemplate. On re-reading the verses referred to, ...
Hely Hutchinson Almond, 1892
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series, Volume XIV ...
124 The Canons of the Synod held in the City of Laodicea, in Ph'ryjria l-'acatiatsa, . 125 Excursus on the Choir Offices of the Early Church 134 Excursus on the Worship of the Early Church, . • 186 Excursus on the Vestments of the Early Church ...
Philip Schaff, 2007
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Athenian Generals: Military Authority in the Classical Period
8 excursus no. 47; ref. to excursus by no.: 122-123 n. 1, 137, 138 n. 3, 139 nn. 8 and 9 1 802 Leosthenes, son of Leosthenes: 14 n. 28,32, 111,206 1831 Lykourgos: 207 n. 1 1849 Lysias: ch. 8 excursus no. 25; ref. to excursus by no.: 122-123 n.
Debra Hamel, 1998
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The life and work of st. Paul. Poular ed
EXCURSUS I. — The Style of St. Paul as Illustrative of his Character . . 689 EXCURSUS II.— The Rhetoric of St. Paul 693 EXCURSUS III. — The Classic Quotations and Allusions of St. Paul . . . 69G EXCURSUS IV.— St. Paul a Hagadist 701 ...
Frederic William Farrar, 1885
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A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the ...
2 The Nicene Creed 3 Excursus on the Word Homousios, . . 3 Excursus on the Words ytvm)&4rra 6v iroirr Stvra, .... 4 The Canons of 318 Holy Fathers assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia, . . 8 Excursus on the Use of the word " Canon," 9 ...
Philip Schaff, Henry Wace, 1900
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Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments
Excursus. I: Odysseus. or. Myth. and. Enlightenment. Just as the story of the Sirens illustrates the intertwinement of myth and rational labor, the Odyssey as a whole bears witness to the dialectic of enlightenment. In its oldest stratum, especially, ...
Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, Gunzelin Schmid Noerr, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCURSUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excursus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Museum & Gallery Listings for July 10-16
(Cotter). Dia:Beacon: Robert Irwin: 'Excursus: Homage to the Square3' (continuing) A walk-in maze with walls of white scrim lit by color-filtered ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Museum & Gallery Listings for July 3-9
(Cotter). Dia:Beacon: Robert Irwin: 'Excursus: Homage to the Square3' (continuing) A walk-in maze with walls of white scrim lit by color-filtered ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Echo chamber in the Versailles of Minimalism: Artist Robert Irwin …
Excursus: Homage to the Square3, Thursday-Monday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; $12/$10/$8, Dia:Beacon, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon; (845) 440-0100, ... «Almanac Weekly, Jun 15»
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Museum & Gallery Listings for June 26-July 2
Dia:Beacon: Robert Irwin: 'Excursus: Homage to the Square³' (continuing) A walk-in maze with walls of white scrim lit by color-filtered ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Justices' split on death penalty cases is par for the course …
What was strange was his lengthy excursus on what he called a "study in contrasts" between the defendant and the victim's son. Thomas ... «OregonLive.com, Jun 15»
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Shows That Matter: Robert Irwin at Dia: Beacon
There today, Irwin presents an indoor installation: “Excursus: Homage to the Square3,” originally staged in 1998 at the Dia Foundation's ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
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Death Penalty Splits the Court
What was strange was his lengthy excursus on what he called a “study in contrasts” between the defendant and the victim's son. Thomas ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
8
Museum & Gallery Listings for June 19-25
(Cotter). Dia: Beacon: Robert Irwin: 'Excursus: Homage to the Square³ ' (continuing) A walk-in maze with walls of white scrim lit by color-filtered ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society issues statement on …
1 “Excursus: Dominion or Dependence.” The New Interpreter's Study Bible; New Revised Standard Version. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. «vtdigger.org, Jun 15»
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Interview: Robert Irwin
There, on June 1, a major Irwin installation joined them: “Excursus: Homage to the Square3”, a non-hierarchical series of white scrim spaces ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»

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