Word of the Day: Epexegesis

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Today's Word Brought to You By noun 1. The addition of words to clarify meaning. 2. Words added for the purpose of clarifying meaning. "Sensing the audience's confusion, Alan quickly tacked on an epexegesis to the end of his speech." "The publisher encouraged the author to explain the ending with an epexegesis in the afterword." "After stumbling over his words, Jamie needed to provide an epexegesis to explain to Shonda that he was trying to ask her to prom." Today's Word Brought to You By Beat the Art Market It's no secret that contemporary art prices have outpaced the S&P 500 by 64% over the last 28 years, appreciating at a compound rate of 11.5% per year during that time. But for Masterworks, an investment platform focused solely on contemporary art, keeping pace isn't enough. It wants to beat the market. How are they attempting this you might ask? By buying works of art in artist markets with positive trends. The Acquisitions and Research team is world-class, with decades of experience in the art and financial markets, powered by a proprietary database that aims to track historical artist market appreciation. So far, the Masterworks team has been successful, completing 22 exits out of over 400 offerings, each of them individually profitable. Now, you can skip the waitlist to get started with this exclusive link. Past performance of whole art and Masterworks offerings are not indicative of future returns or artwork not yet sold. See important Regulation A disclosures at Masterworks.com/cd Find Out More Greek, late 16th century This complicated-looking word comes from the Greek word "epexēgēsis," a combination of "epi" ("addition") and "exēgēsis" ("explanation") — an "additional explanation." An epexegesis can take many forms, such as behind-the-scenes footage for films, postscripts on letters, and annotations in journal articles. ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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