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