exposition
[ ek-spuh-zish-uhn ]
/ ˌɛk spəˈzɪʃ ən /
noun
SYNONYMS FOR exposition
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Origin of exposition
OTHER WORDS FROM exposition
ex·po·si·tion·al, adjectivepre·ex·po·si·tion, nounre·ex·po·si·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for exposition
Brevity ensures that “Rest and Be Thankful” isn’t hamstrung by a lack of character development, but for a book so rich with interiority, the exposition can feel willfully opaque.
Emma Glass’s ‘Rest and Be Thankful’ powerfully describes what it means to be a health-care worker|Pete Tosiello|December 2, 2020|Washington PostPauli’s note to Jung that month was one of his longest, including a long description of a dream and exposition about symmetries in physics.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners|Paul Halpern|November 18, 2020|Nautilus
British Dictionary definitions for exposition
exposition
/ (ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən) /
noun
Derived forms of exposition
expositional, adjectiveWord Origin for exposition
C14: from Latin expositiō a setting forth, from expōnere to display; see exponent
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