| exposition | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. exposition, expounding | a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic. |
| ~ philosophizing | the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy. |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| n. (group) | 2. exhibition, expo, exposition | a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display. |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ art exhibition | an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues). |
| ~ peepshow, raree-show | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass. |
| ~ fair | a competitive exhibition of farm products.; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" |
| n. (communication) | 3. exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse.; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background" |
| ~ explanation, account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| n. (communication) | 4. exposition | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
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