exposition
- Noun. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
- Noun. The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.
- Noun. The act of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing.
- Noun. (obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
- Noun. (context, writing) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
- Noun. (context, writing) An opening section in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
- Noun. (music) The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form.
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