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Definitions for expository
ɪkˈspɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iex·pos·i·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
expository, expositiveadjective
serving to expound or set forth
"clean expository writing"
Wiktionary
expositoryadjective
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.
Wikipedia
expository
Narrative exposition is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative. This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the form of expository writing embedded within the narrative. Exposition is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with description, persuasion, and narration, as elucidated by Alexander Bain and John Genung.
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expository
Expository refers to a type of writing or speech that explains, presents, or describes information or ideas in a clear and understandable way. It aims to provide readers with a more in-depth understanding of a subject through the use of facts, statistics, examples, and definitions, rather than relying on personal opinions or narratives.
Webster Dictionary
Expositoryadjective
pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expository in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expository in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of expository in a Sentence
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