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EXPOSITION
exposition
(noun) (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
exposition
(noun) 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”
exposition, expounding
(noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
exhibition, exposition, expo
(noun) a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
exposition (countable and uncountable, plural expositions)
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
An event at which goods, artwork and cultural displays are exhibited for the public to view.
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(music) The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form
The abandonment of an unwanted child.
Etymology 2
Noun
exposition (countable and uncountable, plural expositions)
The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. expositio, fr. exponere, expositum: cf. F. exposition. See Expound.]
1. The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.
2. 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. You know the law; your exposition Hath been most sound. Shak.
3. 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. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
4. A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878. [A Gallicism]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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