exposition
noun
[ ɛkspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
• "a systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity"
Similar:
explanation,
description,
elucidation,
explication,
interpretation,
illustration,
account,
commentary,
study,
article,
essay,
thesis,
paper,
treatise,
dissertation,
disquisition,
critique,
criticism,
appraisal,
assessment,
discussion,
discourse,
exegesis,
• a large public exhibition of art or trade goods.
• "the exposition will feature exhibits by 165 companies"
Similar:
exhibition,
fair,
trade fair,
display,
show,
presentation,
demonstration,
exhibit,
expo,
demo,
• the action of making something public.
• "the country squires dreaded the exposition of their rustic conversation"
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin expositio(n- ), from the verb exponere ‘expose, publish, explain’.
