epexegesis
Meaning of epexegesis
noun
the addition of words to clarify meaning.
late 16th century: from Greek epexēgēsis, from epi ‘in addition’ + exēgēsis ‘explanation’ (see exegesis).
Information about epexegesis
Hyphenation of epexegesis
epex-e-ge-sis
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- epexegesis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Translation of epexegesis
- Spanish: epexegesis
Words that rhyme with epexegesis
ascesis, ecesis, phacometecesis, allosyndesis, arthrodesis, asyndesis, autosyndesis, capsulodesis, diapedesis, fasciodesis, iridesis, iridodesis, leukopedesis, metasyndesis, parapedesis, parasyndesis, pedesis, pleurodesis, spondylosyndesis, syndesis, syneidesis, tenodesis, trichomadesis, Parcheesis, deesis, parcheesis, algesis, analgesis, diegesis, eisegesis, energesis, exegesis, exomologesis, hyperalgesis, periegesis, Ecthesis, Lachesis, algesthesis, amylosynthesis, anesthesis, anterolisthesis, anthesis, antimetathesis, antithesis, aphesis, apothesis, apselaphesis, autoprothesis, bioprosthesis, biosynthesis