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A message that departs from the main subject
Answer for the clue "A message that departs from the main subject ", 8 letters:
excursus
Word definitions for excursus in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression , aside , divagation , parenthesis ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An excursus (from Latin excurrere , "to run out of") is a short episode or anecdote in a work of literature. Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used to lighten the atmosphere in a tragic story, a similar ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Excursus \Ex*cur"sus\, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See Excurrent .] A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
Usage examples of excursus.
I’d read so much of both to learn my Latin, and their endless excursuses had so delighted me.
I'd read so much of both to learn my Latin, and their endless excursuses had so delighted me.