[ek-spuh-zish-uh
n] 
| 1. | a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition. |
| 2. | the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view. |
| 3. | writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise: The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics. |
| 4. | the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent. |
| 5. | exposure (def. 10). |
| 6. | the state of being exposed; exposure. |
| 7. | Music. the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced. |
| 8. | (in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation. |