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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·pos·i·to·ry       [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.
Also, ex·pos·i·tive.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < ML expositōrius. See expositor, -tory1]

—Related forms
ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverb
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ex·po·si·tion       (ěk'spə-zĭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A setting forth of meaning or intent.
    1. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
    2. The art or technique of composing such discourses.
    3. The first part of a composition in sonata form that introduces the themes.
    4. The opening section of a fugue.
  3. Music
    1. The first part of a composition in sonata form that introduces the themes.
    2. The opening section of a fugue.
  4. The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.
  5. An act or example of exposing.
  6. A public exhibition or show, as of artistic or industrial developments.


[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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expository

adjective
serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository writing" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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