exposition
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛkspǝʊ'zıʃǝn/
[edit] Etymology
Adopted from the French exposition, itself an adaptation of the Latin exponere (“‘to put forth’”).
[edit] Noun
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exposition (plural expositions)
- The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.
- The act of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing.
- (obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
- (writing) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
- (writing) A technique used in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
- (music) The first section of a fugue or other work in sonata-form
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action of putting something out to public view
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essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
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[edit] French
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exposition f. (plural expositions)

