excursus \ik-SKUR-sus\, noun:
- A dissertation that is appended to a work and that contains a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
- A digression.
Urban Word of the Day
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March 29, 2007: retox
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- To start consuming drugs and alcohol again after a hiatus in an effort to avoid the effects of withdrawl.
Daily Trivia
- The name of what European capital is derived from the Greek word for wisdom?
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Word of the day:...........'el buque' [BUH-keh]
English translation:.......large ship
Synonym(s):................barco, nave
Spanish in the news:
Un grupo espera ser evacuado en un buque de guerra.
One group is waiting to be evacuated on a warship.
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