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Exposition — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exposition noun A large public exhibition, often of art, products, or culture.

Senses

Exposition is used for these senses in English:

  • exposition (authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).

exposition — full definition

  1. noun A large public exhibition, often of art, products, or culture.
  2. noun A clear, detailed explanation of a subject, especially in writing or speech.
  3. noun The background information given at the start of a story, explaining characters, setting, or events.

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