10 June 2016
exposition
[ek-spuh-zish-uh n]
noun
1. a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products:
an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
Synonyms: exhibit, demonstration, display, presentation.
2. the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining:
the exposition of a point of view.
3. 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: elucidation, commentary; critique, interpretation, exegesis, explication.
4. the act of presenting to view; display:
The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.
5. exposure (def 12).
6. the state of being uncovered, revealed, or otherwise exposed; exposure.
7. Music. the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced.
Origin of exposition
Middle English, Latin
1300-1350; Middle English exposicioun < Latin expositiōn- (stem of expositiō), equivalent to exposit (us) (see expose ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
expositional, adjective
preexposition, noun
reexposition, noun
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Examples from the Web for exposition
Contemporary Examples
In 1876, a 23-year-old Swede named S.A. Andrée went to see the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia.
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But also somebody who could handle a mouthful of exposition and make the words understandable and compelling.
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Eisner does prove himself adept at character development and exposition.
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Peter Lauria
September 8, 2010
Dialogue is most amazing and powerful in a movie when it is not forced to carry the burden of exposition.
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Danny Rubin
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All this shows the real problem when telling the story of geniuses: exposition.
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Historical Examples
But Calhoun wrote an “exposition” of the constitutional doctrines in the case.
A Short History of the United States
Edward Channing
His exposition of them as a whole is certainly as clear as this in Matt.
The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign
Joseph Bates
They were as distinct in their character as in their exposition of Scripture.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History
Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
The exposition was the most ambitious affair of the kind held so far.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year
Edwin Emerson
In exposition he had the rare art of unfolding and aggrandizing.
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Today’s quote
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
– Charles Dickens
On this day
10 June 323 BC – death of Alexander the Great, Macedonian King. He conquered the Persia Empire, which ruled Asia Minor, The Levant and Syria, Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia. He then invaded India before returning to Persia. He died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, most likely by poisoning. Born 20 July 356 BC.
10 June 1838 – Myall Creek Massacre in Australia. 28 aborigines are murdered by 11 stockmen (10 Europeans and an African). After two trials, seven of the 11 colonialists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged on 18 December 1838. The leader of the colonialists, John Fleming, was never found. He was suspected of further massacres in the Liverpool Plains and New England regions. His brother, Joseph, was linked to massacres in the Maranoa area of Queensland.
10 June 1916 – British Army officer, Lawrence of Arabia leads an Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
10 June 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous founded by two recovering alcoholics, using a 12-step program to help alcoholics overcome their addiction.
10 June 1967 – end of the Six Day War, when Israel and the Arab coalition consisting of Egypt, Jordan & Syria, agree to a UN mediated cease-fire.