exposition

(ĕk'spə-zĭsh'ən)

1. A setting forth of meaning or intent.
2. 1. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
   2. The art or technique of composing such discourses.
3. Music.
   1. The first part of a composition in sonata form that introduces the themes.
   2. The opening section of a fugue.
4. The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.
5. An act or example of exposing.
6. A public exhibition or show, as of artistic or industrial developments.

[Middle English exposicioun, from Old French exposition, from Latin expositiō, expositiōn-, from expositus, past participle of expōnere, to expound. See expound.]

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1. Explanation of the story line in a drama told by a narrator, announcer, or one of the characters.

2. Public exhibition or show, such as a trade show.

noun

1. Something that serves to explain or clarify: clarification, construction, decipherment, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, illumination, illustration, interpretation. Archaic enucleation. See explain/baffle.
2. A large public display, as of goods or works of art: exhibit, exhibition, show. See show/hide.

In fugue, the opening section in which the voices enter in turn with the subject; in sonata form, the first part of the movement in which the main material is stated, beginning in the tonic and closing in, usually, the dominant or relative major.

exposition, the setting forth of a systematic explanation of or argument about any subject; or the opening part of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characters and their situation, often by reference to preceding events.

adjective: expository.

verb: expound.

The first occurence of the theme or subject in a work, where the prinicpal idea of the piece is stated.

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• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - exposition: dialogue or descriptive material intended to convey information or background or to explain something
• Harmony, Melody, and Structure - exposition: statement of material on which movement or piece is based
• Entertainments and Spectacles - exposition: public exhibition or show, esp. of commodities; expo
• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - exposition: form of discourse emphasizing explanation

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Exposition may refer to:

• Exposition (literary technique)
• Exposition (music)
• Trade fair
• Exposition (album), the debut album by the band Wax on Radio

See also

• Expo (disambiguation)
• Expose (disambiguation)
• Expos

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremstilling, udstilling, det at være udsat, ekspositionsdel

Nederlands (Dutch)
expositie, uiteenzetting, eerste deel van muziekstuk (met thema)

Français (French)
n. - exposition, commentaire, interprétation, (Mus) exposition, exposé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Exposition, Erläuterung, Ausstellung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκθεση, επίδειξη, εξήγηση, ανάπτυξη, ανάλυση

Italiano (Italian)
mostra, esposizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - exposição (f), declaração (f)

Русский (Russian)
толкование, объяснение, изложение, выставка, экспозиция

Español (Spanish)
n. - exposición, exhibición, introducción, comentario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utställande, utställning, utläggning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
博览会, 说明, 展览会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 博覽會, 說明, 展覽會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 박람회, 설명

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 説明, 解説, 展覧会, 博覧会, 注解

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرض, شرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הסבר, הבהרה, הצגה, היצג, פיתוח נושא, תערוכה‬

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