Excursus and Preface

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Excursus noun - A part added at the end of a book or periodical.

Usage example: this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages

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Preface is an antonym for excursus.

Nearby Word: excursion

Preface noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

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Excursus is an antonym for preface.

Nearby Words: prefaced, prefacing

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Preface and Excursus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excursus/preface

Excursus & Preface. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excursus/preface>.

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