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expositorily
[
ik-
spoz
-i-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Origin
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www.oakbrookbible.org
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ex·pos·i·to·ry
/
ɪkˈspɒz
ɪˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
ik-
spoz
-i-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
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;
<
Medieval Latin
expositōrius.
See
expositor
,
-tory
1
Related forms
ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly,
ex·pos·i·tive·ly,
adverb
sem·i·ex·pos·i·tive,
adjective
sem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry,
adjective
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expository
or
expositive
(ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
—
adj
of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory
expositive
or
expositive
—
adj
ex'positorily
or
expositive
—
adv
ex'positively
or
expositive
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
expository
1620s, from M.L. expositorius, from expositor, from exponere (see
expound
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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