epexegesis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ἐπεξήγησις (epeksēgēsis), from ἐπεξηγέομαι (epeksēgeomai, “I explain in detail”), from ἐπί (epi, “addition”) + ἐξηγέομαι (eksēgeomai, “I narrate, describe”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛpˌɛksɪˈdʒisɪs/
[edit] Noun
epexegesis (plural epexegeses)
- (rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Silva Rhetoricae
