exposition
ek spuh zi shuhn
- n a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- n a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- n 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 - n (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
- He turned to the exposition chairman seated beside him, just as electricians turned on the loud speakers full force.
- The reclaimers of Flushing dump could be reasonably sure that any exposition erected there would be a delightful improvement on the scene, but San Francisco's exposition builders .
- Basically nothing but enormous sheds, the main exposition buildings, stuccoed in "warm ivory" and unobtrusive pastel shades, owe much of their exoticism to "elephant towers .