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exposé

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ex⋅po⋅sé

[ek-spoh-zey]
–noun
a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable: Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational exposés.

Origin:
1795–1805; < F, n. use of ptp. of exposer to expose
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ex·po·sé   (ěk'spō-zā')   
n.  
  1. An exposure or a revelation of something discreditable.

  2. A formal exposition of facts.


[French, past participle of exposer, to expose, from Old French; see expose.]
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