Exposition - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌekspəˈzɪʃn|
Brit.
|ekspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display (syn: exhibition)
- an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
- a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display (syn: exhibition)
- 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
- (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occurExtra examples
The subject requires some exposition.
Word forms
noun
singular: exposition
plural: expositions
singular: exposition
plural: expositions
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