enarration

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English

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Etymology

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From the Latin ēnarrātiō, from ēnarrō (I explain in detail”, “I expound).

Noun

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enarration (plural enarrations)

  1. (obsolete) A detailed exposition; relation.
    • 1627, G[eorge] H[akewill], An Apologie of the Power and Prouidence of God in the Gouernment of the World. [], Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] Iohn Lichfield and William Turner, [], →OCLC:
      S. Augustine in his Enarration vpon this Psalme, according to his wont, betakes him to an Allegorical Exposition

References

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enarration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.