

expositions
/ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃənz/ /ˌɛkspoʊˈzɪʃənz/

noun
(authorship) 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.






noun
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.





