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Appositio vs Epexegesis - What's the difference?

appositio | epexegesis |

In rhetoric terms the difference between appositio and epexegesis

is that appositio is addition of an element not syntactically required for purpose of description or explanation while epexegesis is an additional explanation or explanatory material.

appositio

English

Noun

  • (rhetoric) Addition of an element not syntactically required for purpose of description or explanation.

    • See also

    * parenthetical * parenthesis ----

    epexegesis

    English

    Noun

    (epexegeses)
  • (rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.

    • See also

    * exegesis

    References

    * The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition *