epexegesis
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek ἐπεξήγησις (epexḗgēsis), from ἐπεξηγέομαι (epexēgéomai, “I explain in detail”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “I narrate, describe”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editepexegesis (plural epexegeses)
- (rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
Translations
editadditional explanation
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See also
editReferences
edit- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Silva Rhetoricae
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