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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exegesis \Ex`e*ge"sis\, n.; pl {Exegeses}. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ? to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ? to lead. See {Agent}.] 1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture. 2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exegesis n 1: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) 2: critical interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible)
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