expo'sitional
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exposition (ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a systematic, usually written statement about, commentary on, or explanation of a specific subject |
| 2. | the act of expounding or setting forth information or a viewpoint |
| 3. | a large public exhibition, esp of industrial products or arts and crafts |
| 4. | the act of exposing or the state of being exposed |
| 5. | the part of a play, novel, etc, in which the theme and main characters are introduced |
| 6. | music the first statement of the subjects or themes of a movement in sonata form or a fugue |
| 7. | RC Church the exhibiting of the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic for public veneration |
| [C14: from Latin expositiō a setting forth, from expōnere to display; see | |
| expo'sitional | |
| —adj | |
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