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exposition
[ek-spuh-zish-uhn]
noun
a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products.
an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
Synonyms: , , ,the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining.
the exposition of a point of view.
writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise.
The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics.
Synonyms: , , , , ,the act of presenting to view; display.
The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.
the state of being uncovered, revealed, or otherwise exposed; exposure.
Music.the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.
(in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation.
exposition
/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /
noun
a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject
the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint
a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts
the act of exposing or the state of being exposed
the part of a play, novel, etc, in which the theme and main characters are introduced
music the first statement of the subjects or themes of a movement in sonata form or a fugue
RC Church the exhibiting of the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic for public veneration
Other Word Forms
- expositional adjective
- preexposition noun
- reexposition noun
- ˌˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of exposition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exposition1
Example Sentences
Each is a meticulous account of a session with a psychiatrist, volleys of “I said” and “he said” with little exposition or context save for an occasional footnote.
They are deployed for pauses and interruptions in speech; they precede bursts of exposition, neat summings-up and lengthy tangents.
Underwater and high in the sky, Tom Cruise’s stunts are fantastic, but Cannes we get past the running exposition?
Just as exhausting is how the entire cast trades lines of exposition to explain Ethan’s daredevil feats before he actually does them.
Nevertheless, if you’re exhausted with voiceover exposition, you’re probably also over in medias res openers, i.e. starting with a scene from the middle of the story before flashing back to the beginning.
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