noun
- plural of excursus; detailed discussions or digressions on particular topics, typically appended to academic works
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The scholarly edition included several excursuses on historical context.
- The author added excursuses to clarify complex philosophical points.
- These excursuses provide valuable background information for researchers.
- The book’s excursuses examine related themes in greater detail.
- Students often skip the excursuses and focus on the main text.
- The editor’s excursuses help explain obscure references in the original work.