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exposition
[ ek-spuh-zish-uhn ]
noun
- a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products:
an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
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- the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining:
the exposition of a point of view.
- writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise:
The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- the act of presenting to view; display:
The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.
- the state of being uncovered, revealed, or otherwise exposed; exposure.
- Music. the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.
- (in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation.
exposition
/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /
noun
- a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject
- the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint
- a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts
- the act of exposing or the state of being exposed
- the part of a play, novel, etc, in which the theme and main characters are introduced
- music the first statement of the subjects or themes of a movement in sonata form or a fugue
- RC Church the exhibiting of the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic for public veneration
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- p·tDz· adjective
- e··tDz noun
- e··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of exposition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exposition1
Example Sentences
Nevertheless, if you’re exhausted with voiceover exposition, you’re probably also over in medias res openers, i.e. starting with a scene from the middle of the story before flashing back to the beginning.
Critics had mixed thoughts about the new songs - the Guardian called them "disappointingly flat-footed" in a two-star review and said the lyrics "too often serve as exposition rather than raising the emotional drama".
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
If that sounds like a lot of lore, it is, and unfortunately, “Brave New World” does get bogged down with a heavy load of exposition.
Three buildings survive from the exposition, among them the spectacular Palace of Fine Arts.
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