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symbiosis
genuflection
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exegesis


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PRONUNCIATION:

(ek-suh-JEE-sis)

MEANING:

noun: An explanation or interpretation, especially a critical interpretation of a text.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek exegesis, from exegeisthai (to interpret), from ex- (out) + hegeisthai (to lead). Earliest documented use: 1600.

USAGE:

“Seeing Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, in the crowd, he went on a very long exegesis about building the border wall in Texas. He sounded like a beat poet of concrete.”
Maureen Dowd; Trump Has Everyone Just Where He Wants Them; The New York Times; Jan 20, 2025.

See more usage examples of exegesis in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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