noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Narrower terms: art exhibition, peepshow, raree-show, fair
History
Etymology
From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō, from expōnere (“to put forth”). The sense meaning "exhibition" is a later semantic loan from French exposition.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
изла́гане
(izlágane)
— action of exposing
Bulgarian:
експози́ция
(ekspozícija)
— action of exposing
Finnish:
esittely
— action of exposing
Finnish:
altistaminen
— action of exposing
Greek:
έκθεση
(ékthesi)
— action of exposing
Arabic:
مَعْرِض
(maʕriḍ)
— action of putting something out to public view
Belarusian:
вы́стаўка
(výstawka)
— action of putting something out to public view
Belarusian:
выста́ва
(vystáva)
— action of putting something out to public view
Belarusian:
экспазі́цыя
(ekspazícyja)
— action of putting something out to public view
Bulgarian:
изло́жба
(izlóžba)
— action of putting something out to public view
Bulgarian:
експози́ция
(ekspozícija)
— action of putting something out to public view
Chinese Mandarin:
博覽會 /博览会
(bólǎnhuì)
— action of putting something out to public view
Czech:
výstava
— action of putting something out to public view
Dutch:
tentoonstelling
— action of putting something out to public view
Esperanto:
ekspozicio
— action of putting something out to public view
Estonian:
ekspositsioon
— action of putting something out to public view
Finnish:
esittely
— action of putting something out to public view
French:
exposition
— action of putting something out to public view
Galician:
exposición
— action of putting something out to public view
Georgian:
გამოფენა
(gamopena)
— action of putting something out to public view
Georgian:
ექსპოზიცია
(eksṗozicia)
— action of putting something out to public view
German:
Ausstellung
— action of putting something out to public view
German:
Exposition
— action of putting something out to public view
Greek:
έκθεση
(ékthesi)
— action of putting something out to public view
Greek:
επίδειξη
(epídeixi)
— action of putting something out to public view
Hindi:
प्रदर्शनी
(pradarśanī)
— action of putting something out to public view
Hungarian:
kiállítás
— action of putting something out to public view
Ido:
expozo
— action of putting something out to public view
Italian:
esposizione
— action of putting something out to public view
Italian:
mostra
— action of putting something out to public view
Japanese:
博覧会
(hakurankai)
— action of putting something out to public view
Korean:
박람회
(bangnamhoe)
— action of putting something out to public view
Macedonian:
изложба
(izložba)
— action of putting something out to public view
Norwegian Bokmål:
utstilling
— action of putting something out to public view
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utstilling
— action of putting something out to public view
Polish:
wystawa
— action of putting something out to public view
Portuguese:
exposição
— action of putting something out to public view
Romanian:
expoziție
— action of putting something out to public view
Romanian:
expunere
— action of putting something out to public view
Russian:
вы́ставка
(výstavka)
— action of putting something out to public view
Russian:
экспози́ция
(ekspozícija)
— action of putting something out to public view
Serbo-Croatian:
ѝзложба
— action of putting something out to public view
Serbo-Croatian:
ìzložba
— action of putting something out to public view
Slovak:
výstava
— action of putting something out to public view
Slovene:
razstava
— action of putting something out to public view
Spanish:
exposición
— action of putting something out to public view
Swedish:
utställning
— action of putting something out to public view
Thai:
งานแสดง
(ngaan-sà-dɛɛng)
— action of putting something out to public view
Turkish:
sergileme
— action of putting something out to public view
Turkish:
teşhir
— action of putting something out to public view
Ottoman Turkish:
نمایش
(nümayiş)
— action of putting something out to public view
Ukrainian:
ви́ставка
(výstavka)
— action of putting something out to public view
Ukrainian:
експози́ція
(ekspozýcija)
— action of putting something out to public view
Vietnamese:
sự phơi
— action of putting something out to public view
Vietnamese:
sự phơi bày
— action of putting something out to public view
Walloon:
espôzucion
— action of putting something out to public view
Bengali:
বয়ান
(boẏan)
— action of declaring or describing
Bulgarian:
описание
(opisanie)
— action of declaring or describing
Finnish:
esittely
— action of declaring or describing
Greek:
έκθεση
(ékthesi)
— action of declaring or describing
Hindi:
प्रतिपादन
(pratipādan)
— action of declaring or describing
Irish:
ceartú
— action of declaring or describing
Swedish:
redogörelse
— action of declaring or describing
Turkish:
beyan
— action of declaring or describing
Turkish:
serim
— action of declaring or describing
Turkish:
yorumlama
— action of declaring or describing
Bengali:
বয়ান
(boẏan)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Bulgarian:
коментар
(komentar)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Czech:
výklad
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Finnish:
esitelmä
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Greek:
έκθεση
(ékthesi)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Hindi:
व्याख्या
(vyākhyā)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Kazakh:
мазмұндама
(mazmūndama)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Macedonian:
излагање
(izlaganje)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Macedonian:
изложување
(izložuvanje)
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Romanian:
expunere
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Swedish:
redogörelse
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Swedish:
utläggning
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
Turkish:
yorum
— essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail
