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epexegesis

/ɛpˌɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epex-e-ge-sis
IPA
/ɛpˌɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An additional explanation or explanatory material.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπεξήγησις (epexḗgēsis), from ἐπεξηγέομαι (epexēgéomai, “I explain in detail”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “I narrate, describe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *seh₂g-, ἐπεξήγησις

Inflected Forms

epexegeses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exegesis

Questions

How do you pronounce epexegesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛpˌɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/.
What does epexegesis mean?
An additional explanation or explanatory material.
Where does epexegesis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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