单词 | epexegesis |
释义 | epexegesis[ ep-ek-si-jee-sis ] / ɛpˌɛk sɪˈdʒi sɪs / noun, plural ep·ex·e·ge·ses [ep-ek-si-jee-seez]. /ɛpˌɛk sɪˈdʒi siz/. Rhetoric.the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence. the word or words so added. Origin of epexegesisFirst recorded in 1615–25, epexegesis is from the Greek word epexḗgēsis explanation. See ep-, exegesis Words nearby epexegesisependymocyte, ependymoma, epenthesis, epenthesize, epergne, epexegesis, epexegetic, EPG, eph-, ephah, ephapse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for epexegesisepexegesis / (ɛˌpɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) rhetoricthe addition of a phrase, clause, or sentence to a text to provide further explanation the phrase, clause, or sentence added for this purpose Derived forms of epexegesisepexegetic (ɛˌpɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk) or epexegetical, adjectiveepexegetically, adverbWord Origin for epexegesisC17: from Greek; see epi-, exegesis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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