Epexegesis Definition
ĕp-ĕksə-jēsĭs
noun
Additional explanation; further clarification, as by the addition of a word or words.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
epexegesis
Plural:
epexegesesOrigin of Epexegesis
Ancient Greek ἐπεξήγησις (epeksēgēsis), from ἐπεξηγέομαι (epeksēgeomai, “I explain in detail”), from ἐπί (epi, “addition”) + ἐξηγέομαι (eksēgeomai, “I narrate, describe”)
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Greek epexēgēsis from epexēgeisthai to explain in detail ep-, epi- epi- exēgeisthai to explain exegesis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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