noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of excursus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excursus
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excurse
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
noun
Meaning 2
An act of moving or rushing forward or out; an incursion by troops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 3
To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive, rare
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Synonyms: sally
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To digress; to turn aside from the main subject of attention.
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Usage: archaic, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To travel or pass through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Classical Latin excursus. Doublet of excursus. In the “excursus” sense, some later examples in plural may show errors for excursuses.
Probably partly from Classical Latin excurs-, past participial stem of excurrō, and partly from the noun.