hermeneutical

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “an interpreter”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”); see hermeneutics.

enPR: hûr′-mə-n(y)o͞o′-tĭ-kəl

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪ.kəl/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌhøː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tə.kəl/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌhɛɹ.məˈn(j)ʉ.tɪ.kəl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜːʳ.meˈn(j)uː.ʈi.kal/

• Rhymes: -uːtɪkəl
• Hyphenation: her‧me‧neu‧ti‧cal

hermeneutical (not comparable)

2. Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts).

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hermeneutical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “hermeneutical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.