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ex·e·ge·sis    Audio Help   [ek-si-jee-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ses    Audio Help   [-seez] Pronunciation Key.
critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible.
[Origin: 1610–20; < Gk exgésis an interpretation, explanation, equiv. to ex- ex-3 + (h)égé- (verbid s. of hégeǐsthai to guide) + -sis -sis]
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  exegesis
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  analysis, critique, explanation, exposition, interpretation
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  commentary
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Critical explanation or analysis.
Synonyms:  annotation, comment, interpretation, note
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  explanation
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something that serves to explain or clarify.
Synonyms:  clarification, construction, decipherment, elucidation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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