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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Exegesis

/ĕkˌ-sĭ-jēˈ -sĭs/ · Ex·e·ge·sis · IPA /ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/
01 n. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.
pl. Exegeses ((#))
  1. 1.
    Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.
  2. 2.
    The process of finding the roots of an equation.(Math.) [Obs.]