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archegetic

UK/ˌɑːkɪˈdʒɛtɪk/US/ˌɑɹkəˈdʒɛdɪk/

archegetic adjective: of or relating to an archegete.

Adjective

archegetic

  1. Of or relating to an archegete.
    • The clever ring-structure which closes the narrative in on itself allows Callimachus both through allusion to lead the Greek colonists not far from the site of the city of Cyrene beneath Apollo’s protective gaze and also, with a discreet reference to the archegetic function of the god, to evoke his...1993, Callimachus, page 39
    • The archegetic audacity of the first ship that dared plough the waves of the sea is presented with the features of an act of hybris.1994, The Classical Tradition and the Americas, page 258

Origin of archegetic

From archegete + -ic. Compare exegetic.

Words that rhyme with archegetic

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Questions about archegetic

What does archegetic mean?
Archegetic means of or relating to an archegete.
What part of speech is archegetic?
Archegetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce archegetic?
Archegetic is pronounced /ˌɑːkɪˈdʒɛtɪk/ (UK).

Words near archegetic in the dictionary

  1. arched harps
  2. archeen
  3. archeens
  4. archegete
  5. archegetes
  6. archegetic
  7. archegone
  8. archegones
  9. archegonia
  10. archegonial
  11. archegoniate

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