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hermeneutic definition

her·me·neu·tic (hʉr′mə no̵̅o̅t′ik, -nyo̵̅o̅t′-)

adjective

of hermeneutics; interpretive
also hermeneutical her′·me·neu′·ti·cal

Etymology: Gr hermēneutikos < hermēneuein, to interpret < hermēneus, translator

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