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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
exegesis /ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/

▶noun (pl. exegeses /-siːz/) critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

– derivatives
exegetic /-ˈdʒɛtɪk/ adjective,
exegetical adjective.

– origin C17: from Gk exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai ‘interpret’.

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