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noun. explanation

noun. statement of opinion; explanation

noun. written or musical creation

noun. understanding; idea

noun. explanation

noun. interpretation, analysis

noun. analysis, essay

noun. assertion of belief or knowledge

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Word Origin & History

exposition late 14c., "explanation, narration," from O.Fr. exposition, from L. expositionem (nom. expositio), from expositus, pp. of exponere (see expound). The meaning "public display" is first recorded 1851 in reference to the Crystal Palace Exposition in London. Abbreviation Expo is first recorded 1963, in reference to planning for the world's fair held in Montreal in 1967.

Example Sentences for exposition

She was an exposition of the domestic resources of Horn o' the Moon.

This, sir, is your exposition of the Savior's rule of right.

I said, as if I had only been waiting for her exposition of the case.

I listened one day with much interest 117 to an exposition of the evils of salt.