Definition
Definition noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
Usage example: he gave us his definition of the perfect romantic evening on the town
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Synonyms for Definition
Exposition is a synonym for definition in description topic. In some cases you can use "Exposition" instead a noun "Definition", when it comes to topics like explanation, interpretation.
Exposition
Exposition noun - A statement that makes something clear.
Usage example: the astronomer's exposition of white dwarfs was a little helpful
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Synonyms for Exposition
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Related pairs
- construction and definition
- construction and exposition
- account and definition
- account and exposition
- description and definition
- description and exposition
- representation and definition
- representation and exposition
- commentary and definition
- commentary and exposition
- elucidation and definition
- elucidation and exposition
- rationale and definition
- rationale and exposition
How words are described
| good | good definition | good exposition |
| full | full definition | full exposition |
| pure | pure definition | pure exposition |
| usual | usual definition | usual exposition |
| Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, complicated, little, new, traditional, general, scientific, technical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A popular definition of how a plot as a whole should progress within the "running time" of a work is the succession of five acts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
Source: Plot
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