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Definitions for Exposition
[1] a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
[2] the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view.
[3] writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise: The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics.
[4] the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.
[5] exposure(def 12) .
[6] the state of being uncovered, revealed, or otherwise exposed; exposure.
[7] Music . the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.
[8] (in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation.
[9] a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject
[10] the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint
[11] a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts
[12] the act of exposing or the state of being exposed
[13] the part of a play, novel, etc, in which the theme and main characters are introduced
[14] music the first statement of the subjects or themes of a movement in sonata form or a fugue
[15] RC Church the exhibiting of the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic for public veneration
Words related to Exposition
comment, essay, elucidation, text, paper, disquisition, thesis, critique, interpretation, dissertation, story, review, discourse, theme, details, statement, commentary, exegesis, presentation, composition
Words nearby Exposition
exportation, exposal, expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, expostulate, expostulation
Origin of Exposition
1300–50; Middle English exposicioun < Latin expositiōn- (stem of expositiō ), equivalent to exposit(us ) (see expose) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Exposition
ex·po·si·tion·al , adjective
pre·ex·po·si·tion , noun
re·ex·po·si·tion , noun
Word origin for Exposition
C14: from Latin expositiō a setting forth, from expōnere to display; see exponent
Synonyms for Exposition
account, analysis, annotation, article, comment, commentary, composition, construal, construction, critique, delineation, details, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, editorial, elucidation, enucleation, enunciation, essay, exegesis, explanation, explication, expounding, history, illustration, interpretation, monograph, paper, piece, presentation, report, review, statement, story, study, tale, text, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, exposé, position paper, tractate