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