exegetical
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adjective \ˌek-sə-ˈje-ti-kəl\Definition of EXEGETICAL
: of or relating to exegesis : explanatory <an exegetical text>
Variants of EXEGETICAL
ex·e·get·i·cal also ex·e·get·ic \-tik\
Examples of EXEGETICAL
- <a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader>
Origin of EXEGETICAL
Greek exēgētikos, from exēgeisthai
First Known Use: circa 1623
Related to EXEGETICAL
- Synonyms
- elucidative, explanatory (also exegetic), explanative, explicative, explicatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive
Rhymes with EXEGETICAL
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