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ex·e·ge·sis

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NOUN:
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Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.

ETYMOLOGY:
Greek exgsis, from exgeisthai, to interpret : ex-, ex- + hgeisthai, to lead; see sg- in Indo-European roots

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