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1. (n.) exposition
a large-scale public exhibition or show:
an automobile exposition.
2. exposition
the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining.
3. exposition
a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise.
4. exposition
the act of presenting to view; display.
5. exposition
the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L expositiō=exposi-, var. s. of expōnere (see expound ) +-tiō -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) exposition, expounding
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2. (noun) exhibition, exposition, expo
a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
3. (noun) exposition
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
"we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
4. (noun) exposition
(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
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| Definition of 'Exposition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Exposition
the act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view
2. (noun) Exposition
the act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary
3. (noun) Exposition
situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the sun
4. (noun) Exposition
a public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878
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Sense: a detailed explanation (of a subject).
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 Afrikaans: uiteensetting |
 Arabic: تَفْسير |
 Bulgarian: обяснение |
 Brazilian: exposição |
 Czech: výklad, pojednání |
 German: die Erklärung |
 Danish: redegørelse; gennemgang |
 Greek: ανάπτυξη, παρουσίαση |
 Spanish: exposición |
 Estonian: seletus |
 Farsi: شرح مفصل |
 Finnish: kuvaus |
 French: exposé |
 Hebrew: הַבהָרָה |
 Hindi: विवरण |
 Croatian: izlaganje, prikaz |
 Hungarian: magyarázat |
 Indonesian: penjelasan |
 Icelandic: ítarleg skÿring |
 Italian: esposizione |
 Japanese: 説明 |
 Korean: 해설 |
 Lithuanian: išdėstymas |
 Latvian: izklāsts; []skaidrojums |
 Malay: penerangan yang terperinc |
 Dutch: uiteenzetting |
 Norwegian: framstilling, redegjørels |
 Polish: opis |
 Persian: شرح مفصل |
 Pashto: مفصله تشريح |
 Portuguese: exposição |
 Romanian: expunere |
 Russian: описание, изложение |
 Slovak: výklad |
 Slovenian: razlaga |
 Serbian: izlaganje |
 Swedish: framställning, redogörels |
 Thai: คำอธิบายอย่างละเอียด |
 Turkish: açıklama |
 Taiwanese: 講解 |
 Ukrainian: виклад; роз'яснення |
 Urdu: توضیحی بیان |
 Vietnamese: sự trình bày |
 Chinese: 讲解 |
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