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expository

[ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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adjective

of the nature of exposition;exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing.

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RELATED WORDS

critical, explanatory, illustrative, informative, elucidative, exegetic, explicative, hermeneutic, interpretive, explicatory

Nearby words

  1. expose,
  2. exposed,
  3. exposit,
  4. exposition,
  5. expositor,
  6. exposome,
  7. expostulate,
  8. expostulation,
  9. expostulatory,
  10. exposure
Also ex·pos·i·tive [ik-spoz-i-tiv] /ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tɪv/.

Origin of expository

From the Medieval Latin word expositōrius, dating back to 1590–1600. See expositor, -tory1
Related formsex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbsem·i·ex·pos·i·tive, adjectivesem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for expository

expository

expositive

adjective

of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory
Derived Formsexpositorily or expositively, adverb
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Word Origin and History for expository

expository

adj.

1620s, from Medieval Latin expositorius, from expositus, past participle of exponere (see expound). Earlier in English as a noun meaning "an expository treatise, commentary" (early 15c.).

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