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hermeneutic

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her⋅me⋅neu⋅tic

  [hur-muh-noo-tik, -nyoo-]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
Also, her⋅me⋅neu⋅ti⋅cal.

Origin:
1800–10; < Gk hermēneutikós of, skilled in, interpreting, equiv. to hermēneú(ein) to make clear, interpret (deriv. of hermēneús an interpreter, itself deriv. of Hermês Hermes ) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
her⋅me⋅neu⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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her·me·neu·tic   (hûr'mə-nōō'tĭk, -nyōō'-)   
adj.  Interpretive; explanatory.

[Greek hermēneutikos, from hermēneutēs, interpreter, from hermēneuein, to interpret, from hermēneus, interpreter.]
her'me·neu'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Hermeneutic

Her`me*neu"tic\, Hermeneutical \Her`me*neu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to interpret: cf. F. herm['e]neutique.] Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.
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hermeneutic 
"interpretive," 1678, from Gk. hermeneutikos "interpreting," from hermeneutes "interpreter," from hermeneuein "to interpret," considered ultimately a derivative of Hermes, as the tutelary divinity of speech, writing, and eloquence.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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