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Traditional English :: epexegesis
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epexegetic.html - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning (e.g. to do in difficult to do). 2 the words added. epexegetic adj. epexegetical adj. epexegetically adv. [Gk epexegesis (as EPI-, EXEGESIS)] |
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Traditional English :: epexegesis
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epexegetic.html - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning (e.g. to do in difficult to do). 2 the words added. epexegetic adj. epexegetical adj. epexegetically adv. [Gk epexegesis (as EPI-, EXEGESIS)] |
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Traditional English :: epexegesis
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epexegetic.html - n. (pl. epexegeses) 1 the addition of words to clarify meaning (e.g. to do in difficult to do). 2 the words added. epexegetic adj. epexegetical adj. epexegetically adv. [Gk epexegesis (as EPI-, EXEGESIS)] |
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Traditional English :: epeirogenesis
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epexegetic.html - n. (also epeirogeny) Geol. the regional uplift of extensive areas of the earth's crust. epeirogenic adj. [Gk epeiros mainland + -GENESIS, -GENY] |
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Traditional English :: epenthesis
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epexegetic.html - n. (pl. epentheses) the insertion of a letter or sound within a word, e.g. b in thimble. epenthetic adj. [LL f. Gk f. epentithemi insert (as EPI- + EN-(2) + tithemi place)] |
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Traditional English :: epergne
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epexegetic.html - n. an ornament (esp. in branched form) for the centre of a dinner-table, holding flowers or fruit. [18th c.: perh. a corrupt. of F ÷pargne saving, economy] |
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