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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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
SYNONYMS FOR exposition 1 exhibit, demonstration, display, presentation.
3 elucidation, commentary; critique, interpretation, exegesis, explication.
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OTHER WORDS FROM exposition ex·po·si·tion·al, adjective pre·ex·po·si·tion, noun re·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 .
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In the hands of a lessor actor, she might have even seemed like an exposition machine.
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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
But also somebody who could handle a mouthful of exposition and make the words understandable and compelling.
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There were 200 extras in the room, the cameras were on me, I have long speeches and a lot of exposition and stuff.
Homeland’s Tracy Letts, Writer of ‘August: Osage County,’ Says Oscar Mania Is Frustrating | Jason Lynch| November 5, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The exposition was a very valuable one, and did not fail to attract a large concourse of people from all parts of the country.
Reminiscences, 1819-1899 | Julia Ward Howe.
I cannot, however, avoid this added difficulty in the exposition .
Dream Psychology | Sigmund Freud
The circumstances to which I allude date back to the Exposition of 1844, when I submitted my automata and mechanical curiosities.
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer | Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
Then, anticipating the glories of the Exposition , we congratulated ourselves that we had come.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science | Various
The experiment is not quite as simple as my exposition might lead you to believe.
Popular scientific lectures | Ernst Mach
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British Dictionary definitions for exposition 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
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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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