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exegetical
adjective ex·e·get·i·cal \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\
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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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