exposicioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō; equivalent to ex- + posicioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkspɔːziˈsjuːn/, /ɛkspɔːˈzisjun/
Noun
exposicioun (plural exposiciouns)
- The action of describing in writing; exposition or representation.
- The action of explaining or making easy to understand in writing.
- A literary work acting to aid understanding or comment on another work.
Descendants
- English: exposition
References
- “expōsiciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.
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