EPEXEGESIS


Meaning of EPEXEGESIS in English

/ep ek'si jee"sis/ , n. , pl. epexegeses /-seez/ . Rhet.

1. the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence.

2. the word or words so added.

[ 1615-25; epexégesis explanation. See EP-, EXEGESIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .