exposition

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ UK /ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a comprehensive explanation, or a large public exhibition

The essay opens with a clear exposition of the theory.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a comprehensive... explanation account commentary exhibition fair displayexegesis

Word family

Derived forms expositional

Related forms expoundexpositorexpositoryexponent

Etymology

From Latin expositionem, from exponere ('to set forth, expound'), from ex- ('out') + ponere ('to put, place').

expositio Latin ponere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exposition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a comprehensive explanation, or a large public exhibition

## Examples
- The essay opens with a clear exposition of the theory.

## Synonyms
- explanation
- account
- commentary
- exhibition
- fair
- display
- exegesis

## Derived Forms
- expositional

## Related Forms
- expound
- expositor
- expository
- exponent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: expositio
- Root: ponere - to put

## Etymology
From Latin expositionem, from exponere ('to set forth, expound'), from ex- ('out') + ponere ('to put, place').

## AI Etymology
Exposition comes from Latin expositionem, from exponere ('to set forth, expound'), from ex- ('out') + ponere ('to put, place'). The etymological trail includes Latin expositio and Latin ponere. As a noun, exposition names a comprehensive explanation, or a large public exhibition. The same family is visible in derived forms such as expositional and related forms such as expound, expositor, expository, and exponent. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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