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exegesis
Synonyms and Antonyms of exegesis
a statement that makes something clear a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character Synonyms clarification, construction, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation, road mapRelated Words paraphrase, restatement, translation; annotation, comment, commentary, epexegesis, gloss; deciphering, decoding; disentanglement, unscrambling; analysis; edification, enlightenment; definition, meaning; demonstration, enactment; justification, rationale, rationalization, reasoning; caution, caveat, warning
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