exposition

noun

1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

Similar word(s): expounding

Definition categories: communication, interpretation

2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

Similar word(s): exhibition, expo

Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

3. an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse

- we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background

Definition categories: communication, account, explanation

4. (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur

Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision