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Where questions of style and exposition are concerned I try to follow a simple maxim: if you can't say it clearly you don't understand it yourself.
John Searle

Meaning of "exposition" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPOSITION

From Latin expositiō a setting forth, from expōnere to display.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPOSITION

exposition  [ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPOSITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exposition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPOSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exposition

Exposition may refer to: ▪ Exposition ▪ Exposition ▪ Trade fair ▪ Exposition, the debut album by the band Wax on Radio ▪ Expository preaching...

Definition of exposition in the English dictionary

The first definition of exposition in the dictionary is a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject. Other definition of exposition is the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint. Exposition is also a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPOSITION


apposition
ˌæpəˈzɪʃən
composition
ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən
deposition
ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən
disposition
ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən
electrodeposition
ɪˈlektrəʊˌdepəˈzɪʃən
imposition
ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən
interposition
ˌɪntəpəˈzɪʃən
juxtaposition
ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən
opposition
ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən
oviposition
ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən
position
pəˈzɪʃən
predisposition
ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən
preposition
ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən
presupposition
ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən
proposition
ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən
reposition
ˌriːpəˈzɪʃən
superimposition
ˌsuːpərˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən
superposition
ˌsuːpəpəˈzɪʃən
supposition
ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən
transposition
ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPOSITION

exposable
exposal
expose
expose oneself
exposed
exposedness
exposer
exposit
expositional
expositive
expositively
expositor
expositorily
expository
expositress
exposome
expostulate
expostulating
expostulatingly
expostulation

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPOSITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
ambition
audition
competition
condition
definition
edition
exhibition
expedition
ignition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
recognition
tradition
transition
tuition

Synonyms and antonyms of exposition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPOSITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exposition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exposition

Translation of «exposition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPOSITION

Find out the translation of exposition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exposition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exposition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阐述
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exposición
570 millions of speakers

English

exposition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रदर्शनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экспозиция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ভাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pameran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erläuterung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詳述
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상세한 설명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eksposisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

triển lãm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रदर्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sergi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esposizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekspozycja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експозиція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expoziție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uiteensetting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exposition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utstilling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exposition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPOSITION»

The term «exposition» is very widely used and occupies the 10.871 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPOSITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exposition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exposition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exposition

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPOSITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exposition.
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Steve Albini
Of the people who cook on television, I have admired people like Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver and a few others because they are free of drama, display good taste and masterful technique, and use clear exposition to bring you up to speed.
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A. R. Ammons
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
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P. T. Barnum
The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.
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Richard Bausch
Keep everything in context, and try to have each line doing more than one thing - not just giving exposition but also revealing character and history, etc.
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Andrew Coyle Bradley
When Shakespeare begins his exposition thus he generally at first makes people talk about the hero, but keeps the hero himself for some time out of sight, so that we await his entrance with curiosity, and sometimes with anxiety.
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Morris Raphael Cohen
The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions.
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Hugo Gernsback
Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be also a story.
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Daniel J. Goor
There were a bunch of things we really liked right off the bat about a police precinct. We loved how instantly relatable it was. We loved how little exposition was required to tell people who these guys were and what they were doing.
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John Searle
Where questions of style and exposition are concerned I try to follow a simple maxim: if you can't say it clearly you don't understand it yourself.
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Tom Shales
The original and very basic 'Law & Order' series has always seemed to me to be 100-percent exposition, with no filler, no pesky nuances and almost no background about the series' continuing characters - just the hard nuts and bolts of pure storytelling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPOSITION»

Discover the use of exposition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exposition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exposition of Hebrews
Many a roast in the oven was burned to a crisp because Pink would preach 2 hours on a Sunday morning (from 11 a.m to 1 p.m). This is the commentary to own, if you cannot afford Owen. Why?
Arthur W. Pink, 2002
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The Bible Exposition Commentary
This final volume of the six-volume set of commentary on the entire Bible covers the Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and The Song of Solomon.
Warren W. Wiersbe, 2004
3
Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition
Ready to truly master Linux system administration? Rely on the book that's been tested and proven by more than 50,000 Web users and Linux trainers worldwide: Paul Sheer's LINUX: Rute Users Tutorial and Exposition.
Paul Sheer, 2002
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Growth Theory: An Exposition
Presents an overview on the subject of ""exogenous growth theory,"" for which Professor Solow received the Nobel Prize in Economics. This edition deals with ""AK"" theory, convergence, and international cross-section studies and more.
Robert M. Solow, 2000
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The World's Columbian Exposition: The Chicago World's Fair ...
Here too are the grand structures erected solely for the fair, from the golden doorway of the Transportation Building to the aquariums and ponds of the Fisheries Building, as well as details such as menu prices, the cost to rent a Kodak ...
Norm Bolotin, Christine Laing, 1992
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Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition
It offers an interpretation of the basic concepts of process philosophy and outlines a "process theology" that will be especially useful for students of theology, teachers of courses in contemporary philosophy, ministers, and those ...
John B. Cobb, David Ray Griffin, 1976
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Tantra in Tibet: The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra
Tantra is Tibet consists of three parts published under the auspices of the Dalai Lama:The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra-Part I by Tsong-ka-pa is one of the principal classic texts on tantra.
Jeffrey Hopkins, 1987
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Race and the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition of 1895
Theda Perdue uses the exposition to examine the competing agendas of white supremacist organizers and the peoples of color who participated.
Theda Perdue, 2011
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Jamestown Exposition: American Imperialism on Parade
The true-life story of Pocahontas, or Matoaka; the Battle of the Merrimack and Monitor, the exposition's most popular exhibit; and the colorful review of the different world navies, such as the Japanese and British fleets, are just a few ...
Amy Waters Yarsinske, 1999
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A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz: With an ...
This book provides the original text of A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, which was first published in 1900.
Bertrand Russell, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPOSITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exposition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exposition Park gang shooting wounds 20-year-old
LOS ANGELES — A man in his mid-20s was shot and wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, and his ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Kirk to overview Ag. Exposition Authority
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle appointed Sen. Greg Kirk (R- Americus) to the Agricultural Exposition Authority Overview Committee, which is responsible ... «WALB-TV, Jul 15»
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Synesthesia :: An Exposition on Light, Sound and Movement
Synesthesia is a neuropsychological trait in which the stimulation of one sense causes the automatic experience of another. The merging of the ... «What Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Stand-up Comedy & Human Nature: The Second Annual Comedy …
chicago comedy exposition 2015 Can we talk kind of seriously about comedy for a moment? Please understand that this question is posed in ... «Gapers Block, Jul 15»
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Tata Value Homes announces India's first Digital exposition for …
July 08, 2015: Tata Value Homes, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Housing Development Company, today announced India's first online exhibition ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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The Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition
The Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition Los Angeles, United States - November 16-19. Exhibition / trade show. Welcome The Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy ... «ForkliftAction.com, Jul 15»
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Exposition hopes to bring investors together with people with …
LAGCOE, whose biennial oil and gas exposition runs Oct. 27-29 at the Cajundome, is teaming up with INNOV8 Acadiana and The Opportunity ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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The Comedy Exposition returns for a second year with 70+ comedians
Last year, four Chicago-based stand-up comedians and comedy producer Matt Byrne worked together to create The Comedy Exposition ... «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
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The Latest 'Ant-Man' Clip Uses A Few 'Titanic' Jokes For Exposition
With less than two weeks to go, Marvel's Disney-funded marketing campaign keeps removing, repackaging and redistributing small chunks of ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition: Before the drought
The back cover of a 1915 Morse Seed Catalog from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. California's native plants were more of a side ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»

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