exposition

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  1. noun A setting forth of meaning or intent.
  2. noun A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
  3. noun The art or technique of composing such discourses.
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  • I don't know if the exposition was a financial success—I should think probably not. —  My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
  • His prophecy now seems nearing fulfilment Among the various meetings which were held in connection with the exposition was a convention of literary men for the purpose of securing better international arrangements regarding copyright. —  Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, V1
  • They illustrate "the clear power of exposition," and such power is, as Huxley wrote to Tyndall, the one quality the people want,--exposition "so clear that they may think they understand even if they don't." —  Autobiography and Selected Essays
  • A unifying theme in our exposition is the critically important concept of representation. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • The Palace of Fine Arts The site of the exposition was the campus of the State University, between Lakes Washington and Union. —  History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)
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  1. Middle English exposicioun, from Old French exposition, from Latin expositiō, expositiōn-, from expositus, past participle of expōnere, to expound; see expound.

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  1. from Middle English expositioun, exposicion, from Old French exposition, French exposition = Provencal expositio, espositio = Spanish exposicion = Portuguese exposição = Italian esposizione, from Latin expositio(n-), a setting forth, narration, explanation, from exponere, past participle expositus, set forth: see expone, expound, expose.
 

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