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exposition

/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Exposition means: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display.

Synonyms for exposition3

noun, as in a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

exhibition, expo

noun, as in a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

expounding

What does exposition mean?4

noun

1

a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

2

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

3

an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse“we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background”

4

(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exposition?60

two syllables

mission
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for exposition, grouped by syllable

Exposition in a sentence

  • I applied to be an attendant at the exposition.CK
  • The exposition will be held for six months.unknown
  • A detective novel has more dialog than exposition.Miktsoanit
  • Yesterday I took part in the opening of the painting exposition.verdulo
  • I found the book's exposition shallow.AlanF_US

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Forms of exposition

as a noun

plural
expositions