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exegetic.

Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛksəˈdʒɛdɪk/US
  1. Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)lbor. English exegetic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós).

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