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expository
[
ik-
spoz
-i-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
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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
]
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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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expulsion
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one who carries out some duty or job
to expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat by coughing
something growing out from something else
driving out or expelling
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Example Sentences
However, he too often employs lengthy
expository
quotes and protracted stretches of trial transcript.
The words, which were given to music, have only an
expository
value.
He avoids artiness, writes clear
expository
prose and has the ability to create real people.
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However, he too often employs lengthy
expository
quotes and protracted stretches of trial transcript.
The words, which were given to music, have only an
expository
value.
He avoids artiness, writes clear
expository
prose and has the ability to create real people.
The constant stream of
expository
dialogue becomes laughable after a while.
They spill out
expository
prose from start to finish.
In places the narrative turns
expository
, in order to aid readers wishing to role-play in the setting.
The slangy urban narrative style serves the story well, diminished only by choppy,
expository
writing.
The
expository
level is consistently high, the material is well organized, and the format is most pleasing.
You might also consider taking a course in
expository
writing.
Many of the stories stand well alone, but some take a meandering
expository
path to recount a history or explain a term.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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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