Dictionary Check: exposition
"exposition" is a valid word!
Scrabble
19
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Words with Friends
21
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Definition
noun
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
noun
a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
noun
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
Example:
"we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
noun
(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
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