exposicioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• exposicion, exposicyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō; equivalent to ex- +‎ posicioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkspɔːziˈsjuːn/, /ɛkspɔːˈzisjun/

Noun

exposicioun (plural exposiciouns)

1. The action of describing in writing; exposition or representation.
2. The action of explaining or making easy to understand in writing.
3. 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.