exposition

Meaning

Noun

• The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
• The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
• The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
• An event at which goods, artwork and cultural displays are exhibited for the public to view.
• An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
• An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
• The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
• The abandonment of an unwanted child.
• The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.

Origin

• From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositio, from expono.
• From French exposition