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excursus
ex·cur·sus [ ik skúrssiss ] (plural ex·cur·sus·es or ex·cur·sus)


noun 
Definition:
 
lengthy digression: a lengthy digression from the main topic ( formal )

[Early 19th century. < Latin, "excursion" < excurs- (see excursion)]
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