Exposition
Exposition noun - A public showing of objects of interest.
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Synonyms for Exposition
Portrait and exposition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portrait" instead a noun "Exposition".
Portrait
Portrait noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
Usage example: his account created in the jurors' heads a detailed portrait of a lonely old man
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Synonyms for Portrait
Exposition and portrait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exposition" instead a noun "Portrait".
Nearby Words: portraiture, portraitist
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Related pairs
- study and exposition
- study and portrait
- account and exposition
- account and portrait
- report and exposition
- report and portrait
- description and exposition
- description and portrait
- piece and exposition
- piece and portrait
- representation and exposition
- representation and portrait
- composition and exposition
- composition and portrait
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Either/Or Title Exposition of Immortality: Very early on, the Bannerworths realise that Varney resembles the ancestral portrait of Marmaduke (aka Sir Runnagate) Bannerworth, who died in 1640.
Source: Literature / Varney the Vampire - Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen; unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
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