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ex·pos·i·to·ry
[ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key
[ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing. |
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| ex·po·si·tion
(ěk'spə-zĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English exposicioun, from Old French exposition, from Latin expositiō, expositiōn-, from expositus, past participle of expōnere, to expound; see expound.] ex·pos'i·tive (ĭk-spŏz'ĭ-tĭv), ex·pos'i·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., ex·pos'i·tor n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| expository | |
adjective | |
| serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository writing" |
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Expository
Ex*pos"i*to*ry\, a. Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical. A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers. --Johnson.
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