Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excurse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-curse
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To digress; to turn aside from the main subject of attention.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To travel or pass through.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Synonym of excursus.

noun

An act of moving or rushing forward or out; an incursion by troops.

Obsolete

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Questions

What does excurse mean?
To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.
Where does excurse come from?
Probably partly from Classical Latin excurs-, past participial stem of excurrō, and partly from the noun.

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