EXPOUNDING

exposition, expounding

(noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

expounding

present participle of expound

Noun

expounding (plural expoundings)

The act by which something is expounded.

[…] all the elaborate expoundings of these impudent empirics, who are a million times worse than the worst of Catholic Priests.

Source: Wiktionary


EXPOUND

Ex*pound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] Etym: [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.]

1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras.

2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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