What is "exposition" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does exposition mean in English? Meaning of exposition definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "exposition" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "exposition": a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

Noun

  • Meaning: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
  • Synonyms: exposition expounding
  • Hyponyms: philosophizing
  • Hypernyms: interpretation
  • Meaning of "exposition": a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

    Noun

  • Meaning: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
  • Synonyms: exhibition expo exposition
  • Hyponyms: art exhibition fair peepshow raree-show
  • Hypernyms: accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
  • Meaning of "exposition": an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse

    Noun

  • Meaning: an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
  • Example: we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background
  • Synonyms: exposition
  • Hypernyms: account explanation
  • Meaning of "exposition": (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur

    Noun

  • Meaning: (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
  • Synonyms: exposition
  • Hypernyms: section subdivision
  • Synonyms:

    comment, essay, elucidation, text, paper, disquisition, thesis, critique, interpretation, dissertation, story, review, discourse, theme, details, statement, commentary, exegesis, presentation, composition, editorial, explanation, illustration, construction, tract, report, article, annotation, treatise, account, delineation, study, explication, analysis, tale, enunciation, piece, discussion, monograph, history, exposé, position paper, expounding, enucleation, construal, tractate, marketplace, pageant, show, presentation, showing, circus, mart, production, exhibition, bazaar, demonstration, display, expo, county fair,

    Antonyms:

    quiet, silence, concealment, hiding,

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    exposition in English: exposition
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