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exegesis

noun ex·e·ge·sis \ˌek-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈek-sə-ˌ\

plural ex·e·ge·ses\-ˈjē-(ˌ)sēz\

Definition of EXEGESIS

: exposition, explanation; especially : an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

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Origin of EXEGESIS

New Latin, from Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai to explain, interpret, from ex- + hēgeisthai to lead — more at seek

First Known Use: 1619

Related to EXEGESIS

Synonyms: clarification, construction, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation, road map

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with EXEGESIS

anamnesis, apheresis, catachresis, catechesis

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