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epexegesis

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as in comment, commentary

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for epexegesis

annotation,
comment,
commentary,
gloss

paraphrase,
restatement,
translation

deciphering,
decoding

clarification,
construction,
elucidation,
exegesis,
explanation,
explication,
exposition,
illumination,
illustration,
interpretation,
road map

disentanglement,
unscrambling

analysis

edification,
enlightenment

definition,
meaning

demonstration,
enactment

justification,
rationale,
rationalization,
reasoning

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