exposition
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
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(countable, uncountable)(narratology) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).
This essay has too much exposition in it.
My reviewer said she couldn't picture the setting for my story, so I'm improving the exposition.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
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(countable, uncountable)An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
The first prototype was unveiled at an exposition.
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(countable, uncountable)(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
I turned my research into an exposition on the traditional music of Borneo.
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(countable, uncountable)(narratology) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
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(countable, uncountable)(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
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(countable, uncountable)The abandonment of an unwanted child.
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From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō, from expōnere (to put forth). The sense meaning "exhibition" is a later French exposition.