expositions
Large showcase events
Expositions are detailed explanations or presentations of ideas, theories, or subjects.
The term applies to formal written or spoken accounts that set forth information systematically: The professor's expositions of economic theory were remarkably clear.
Exposition also names large public exhibitions showcasing industrial, technological, or artistic achievements—world's fairs and trade shows: the 1893 Chicago Exposition.
Cabinet for displaying items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- collectionGathered set of items
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
installation · presentation · hall · tour · curator · placard · viewing · visitor
Academic argument requiring defense
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
demonstration · interpretation · explication · discourse · treatise · commentary · narrative · description
Traveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- boothsSmall compartments for activities
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- vendorsThose who sell goods
concessions · carousel · rides · games · prizes · tickets · pavilion · agriculture
Short argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
narrative · descriptive · analysis · critique · structure · paragraph · introduction · conclusion
Progress toward maturity
- themeCentral recurring concept
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- variationChange from a norm
recapitulation · motif · passage · movement · classical · orchestral
showcase
Cabinet for displaying items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- collectionGathered set of items
artifacts · installation · presentation · hall · tour · curator · placard · viewing · visitor · multimedia
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
clarification · demonstration · interpretation · explication · discourse · treatise · commentary · narrative · description · account
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- boothsSmall compartments for activities
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
vendors · concessions · carousel · rides · games · prizes · tickets · pavilion · agriculture · livestock
essay
Short argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- persuasiveAble to convince others
informative · narrative · descriptive · analysis · critique · structure · paragraph · introduction · conclusion · evidence
development
Progress toward maturity
- themeCentral recurring concept
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
variation · recapitulation · motif · passage · movement · classical · orchestral
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- elucidationsclarifications, explanations, definitions, interpretations, explications
- philosophical writingstreatises, dialogues, discourses, meditations, critiques
- World ExposGreat Exhibition, world's fair, expos, world fair, World's Fair
- Baha'i WritingsWill and Testament, tablets, talks
- tourismtourists, sightseeing, guided tours, heritage sites, travelers
expositionshidings
Acts of secreting away
concealments · cover-ups · suppressions · withdrawals · sequestrations
expositionsobfuscations
Deliberate acts of confusion
concealments · mystifications · obscurations · withholdings · silences
expositionsshutdowns
Cessation of operations
cancellations · private viewings · closings · closures · private sales
- exposition dumpGraceless narrative explanation
- exposition hallVenue for public displays
- World ExpositionInternational exhibition of nations