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expounding

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act by which something is expounded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • May 7, 1814, William Cobbett, "The Pope", in Political Register [...] all the elaborate expoundings of these impudent empirics, who are a million times worse than the worst of Catholic Priests.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of expound

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exposition

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interpretation

Narrower terms: philosophizing

History

Etymology

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