exposition

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Synonyms: sexposition, position, opposition, expedition, apposition, imposition, reposition, expositor, expositive, deposition, expuition

Antonyms: sexposition, position, opposition, expedition, apposition, imposition, reposition, expositor, expositive, deposition, expuition

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Noun

1. The action of [[expose|exposing]] something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
2. {{lb|en|narratology}} The act or process of [[declare|declaring]] or [[describe|describing]] something through either speech or writing, in [[nonfiction]] or in [[fiction]]; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or [[explain]] a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[expulsion]], or being expelled, from a place.
4. An {{l|en|exhibition}}, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
5. {{lb|en|authorship}} An [[essay]] or [[speech]] in which any topic is discussed in [[detail]].
6. {{lb|en|narratology}} An opening [[section]] in [[fiction]], in which background information about the [[characters]], [[events]] or [[setting]] is conveyed.
7. {{senseid|en|music}} {{lb|en|music}} The opening section of a [[movement]] in [[sonata form]]; the opening section of a [[fugue]].
8. The [[abandonment]] of an [[unwanted]] [[child]].

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