n. | 1. | The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view. |
2. | The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary. | |
3. | Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; | |
4. | A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; |
Noun | 1. | exposition - a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic Synonyms: expounding |
2. | exposition - a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display Synonyms: expo, exhibition | |
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" |