- exposition, expounding - a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
--1 is a kind of interpretation
--1 has particulars: philosophizingDerived form: verb exposit1 - exhibition, exposition, expo - a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
--2 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--2 has particulars: art exhibition; peepshow, raree-show; fair - exposition - 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"
--3 is a kind of explanation, account
Derived form: verb exposit2