exposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce exposition in British English:
UK [ˌekspəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce exposition in American English:
US [ˌekspəˈzɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
Word Origin
- exposition (n.)
- late 14c., "explanation, narration," from Old French esposicion "explanation, interpretation" (12c.), from Latin expositionem (nominative expositio) "a setting or showing forth; narration, explanation," noun of action from past participle stem of exponere "put forth; explain; expose" (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.
Synonym
Example
- 1. And shanghai will hold the world exposition next year .
- 2. Thanks very much tim , a really robust and global defence and exposition of design thinking .
- 3. The seattle world 's fair , called the century 21 exposition , used an aerospace aesthetic to fuel america 's determination to win the space race against the soviet union .
- 4. The impatient ones paraphrased , asking follow-up questions without translation , condensing five minutes of exposition into five sentences .
- 5. Probably because he wasn 't given his due as an architect of the needle , which was built to highlight the 1962 century 21 exposition in seattle .