Definitions for epexegesisɛpˌɛk sɪˈdʒi sɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ep•ex•e•ge•sis*ɛpˌɛk sɪˈdʒi sɪs(n.)(pl.)-ses
the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence.
Category: Rhetoric
the word or words so added.
Category: Rhetoric
* (-sēz)..
Origin of epexegesis:
1615–25; < Gk epexḗgēsis explanation. See ep -, exegesis
ep•ex`e•get′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Wiktionary
epexegesis(Noun)
An additional explanation or explanatory material.
Origin: ἐπεξήγησις, from ἐπεξηγέομαι, from ἐπί + ἐξηγέομαι
Webster Dictionary
Epexegesis(noun)
a full or additional explanation; exegesis
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