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   Ex·po·si·tion

   /ˌekspəˈziSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory: "the exposition and defense of his ethics" Similar explanationdescriptionelucidationexplicationinterpretationillustrationaccountcommentarystudyarticleessaythesispapertreatisedissertationdisquisitioncritiquecriticismappraisalassessmentdiscussiondiscourseformal:exegesis
   • ▪ the part of a movement, especially in sonata form, in which the principal themes are first presented.
   • ▪ the part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced.
   • 2. a large public exhibition of art or trade goods: "the exposition will feature exhibits by 165 companies" Similar exhibitionfairtrade fairdisplayshowpresentationdemonstrationexhibitinformal:expodemo
   • 3. the action of making public; exposure: archaic "the country squires dreaded the exposition of their rustic conversation"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin expositio(n-), from the verb exponere ‘expose, publish, explain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expositional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

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