exposition

[ ek-spuh-zish-uhn ]

/ ˌɛk spəˈzɪʃ ən /

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noun

a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.

the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view.

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.

the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.

exposure (def. 12).

the state of being uncovered, revealed, or otherwise exposed; exposure.

Music. the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.

(in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation.

SYNONYMS FOR exposition

1 exhibit, demonstration, display, presentation.

3 elucidation, commentary; critique, interpretation, exegesis, explication.

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Origin of exposition

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English exposicioun, exposicyon, from Old French exposition, from Latin expositiōn- (stem of expositiō “exposure (of an infant to die); statement, description),” equivalent to exposit(us); + -iōn- ; see expose,-ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exposition

ex·po·si·tion·al, adjectivepre·ex·po·si·tion, nounre·ex·po·si·tion, noun

Words nearby exposition

export reject, exposal, expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, ex post, ex post facto

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Example sentences from the Web for exposition

All this shows the real problem when telling the story of geniuses: exposition.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the hands of a lessor actor, she might have even seemed like an exposition machine.
Welcome to Snowpiercer’s Apocalypse|Teo Bugbee|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Recently, ProPublica wrote a deep and haunting exposition on the re-segregation of schools in the South, including Tuscaloosa.
How Charter Schools and Testing Regimes Have Helped Re-Segregate Our Schools|Sally Kohn|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The New American Commentary: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture, Volume 1A, Genesis 1-11:26.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Those bored by exposition who like action and dialogue written in the present tense will eat these up.
The Man With Stories to Tell|Allen Barra|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
To guide his mind into the channel of the printed exposition, he calls into play the Directory power of the attention.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Martin Falleix obtained a brevet for invention and a gold medal at the Exposition of 1824.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Following description, in order of difficulty, come exposition and argument.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The expression of such thoughts would be exposition, although it might contain a number of stories and descriptions.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for exposition

exposition

/ (ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject

the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint

a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts

the act of exposing or the state of being exposed

the part of a play, novel, etc, in which the theme and main characters are introduced

music the first statement of the subjects or themes of a movement in sonata form or a fugue

RC Church the exhibiting of the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic for public veneration

Derived forms of exposition

expositional, adjective

Word Origin for exposition

C14: from Latin expositiō a setting forth, from expōnere to display; see exponent

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