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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hermeneutic /ˌhəːmɪˈnjuːtɪk/

▶adjective concerning interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.

– derivatives
hermeneutical adjective,
hermeneutically adverb,
hermeneutics plural noun.

– origin C17: from Gk hermēneutikos, from hermēneuein ‘interpret’.

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