prōcursĭo

ōnis, f.

procurro

I. a running forward, stepping forth. *
I. Lit., of an orator: procursio opportuna, brevis, moderata, rara, Quint. 11, 3, 126.—*
II. Trop., a digression: necessaria post narrationem, Quint. 4, 3, 9.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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