Exposition

What do we mean by exposition?

A setting forth of meaning or intent. noun

A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material. noun

The art or technique of composing such discourses. noun

The first part of a composition in sonata form that introduces the themes. noun

The opening section of a fugue. noun

The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action. noun

An act or example of exposing. noun

A public exhibition or show, as of artistic or industrial developments. noun

In music: The act, process, or result of presenting or enunciating the themes or subjects of a composition. noun

Specifically, the opening section of a fugue or a sonata, in which the subject or subjects are first set forth: often called the exposition section. noun

That sort of setting forth of a purpose or general idea which consists in showing how the purpose or idea will apply to particular cases. noun

The act of exposing, uncovering, making bare, revealing, laying out to or bringing into view, or the state of being exposed or brought clearly into view. noun

An exhibition or show, as of the products of art and manufacture. noun

The act of exposing to danger; exposure. noun

The act of expounding; an extended explication, as of a doctrine; a detailed explanation, as of a passage or book of Scripture. noun

In logic, the making clear of any general relation by means of an indeterminate supposition of an individual case: a translation of the Greek ε%148κθεσις as used by Aristotle. This is the ordinary mode of demonstration in mathematics. noun

Openness of situation as regards some direction or point of the compass; exposure. noun

The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view. noun

The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.

(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.

The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.

An event at which goods, artwork and cultural displays are exhibited for the public to view.

(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.

(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.

The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form

The abandonment of an unwanted child.

Words that are spelled similarly to exposition:
exposition, exposicion, position, deposition, expedition, opposition, imposition, apposition, expoliation, reposition, expositor, exposion, expositive, seposition, expositions, adposition.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word exposition:
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Words that rhyme with exposition:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe exposition:
clear, detailed, full, systematic, brief, complete, lucid, popular, fuller, further, best, simple, excellent, classic, scientific, theoretical, brilliant, elaborate, thorough, critical, short, comprehensive, international, masterly, lengthy, authoritative, clearest, historical, practical, careful, concise, logical, formal, fullest, philosophical, recent, above, admirable, able, foregoing, theological, biblical, technical, extended, interesting, mere, correct, eloquent, mathematical, classical, elementary, extensive, straightforward, luminous, dramatic, doctrinal, fair, clearer, verbal, adequate, oral, exhaustive, famous, scholarly, preliminary, rational, continuous, orderly, literal, frank, allegorical, scriptural, introductory.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective exposition:
university, recapitulation, period, form, the, writing.

Words that sound like exposition:
exposition, expositions, expedition, expiation, expilation, disposition, exploration, exhibition, expiration, expulsion, expeditions, apposition, expletion, opposition, acquisition, expression, expectation, dispossession, explanation, expansion, exploitation, deposition, imposition, expeditious, requisition, excitation, exhalation, explication, exportation, expatiation, expunction, expurgation, expiations, seposition, exspoliation.