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On this page you'll find 1 example sentences with Excursus. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as digression or aside and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Excursus in a sentence

Excursus meaning

  1. A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
  2. A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.

Synonyms of Excursus

digression aside divagation parenthesis message content subject matter substance

Related words

Other words often associated with Excursus or its synonyms:

diversion turning deflection communication turn deviation apart placid accumulation excursion core discontented

Using Excursus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic. | A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
  • Useful related words include: digression, aside, divagation, parenthesis.

Context around Excursus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

numerous 1×

Sentence patterns with Excursus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

devoted numerous excursus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the same 1×

Common sentence endings:

devoted numerous excursus 1×

Words around Excursus

Just before it in the word index:

excursions 152 excursion 163 exculpatory 22 exculpation 2 exculpated 1 exculpate 5

Just after it in the word index:

excusable 9 excuse 1.147 excused 131 excuses 421 excusing 17 excuted 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaaaaaaa 3 aaaaaaaaab 3 aaaid 3 aaan 3 aaarth 3 aabar 3

Corpus analysis for Excursus

  • In this selection, "excursus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, numerous stand out and add context to how "excursus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include devoted numerous excursus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "excursus" sits close to words such as aaaaaaaaaa, aaaaaaaaab and aaaid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with excursus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At the same time, he neglected neither philological nor geographical, historical nor antiquarian material, to all of which he devoted numerous excursus. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

At the same time, he neglected neither philological nor geographical, historical nor antiquarian material, to all of which he devoted numerous excursus. (22 words)

Example sentences (1)

At the same time, he neglected neither philological nor geographical, historical nor antiquarian material, to all of which he devoted numerous excursus.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "excursus" in a sentence?
An example: "At the same time, he neglected neither philological nor geographical, historical nor antiquarian material, to all of which he devoted numerous excursus." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "excursus" from authentic English texts.
What does "excursus" mean?
Excursus means: A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
What are synonyms of "excursus"?
Common synonyms of "excursus" include: digression, aside, divagation, parenthesis, message, content, subject matter, substance.
How many example sentences with "excursus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "excursus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.