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her·me·neu·tics (-iks)

noun

the art or science of interpretation, as of literary or religious texts

Etymology: < hermeneutic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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