Expositio, ônis, f. g. Verbale. Ci. An exposition, or declaration: a casting out of a thing to hazarde and daunger.Sententiæ suæ expositio.Cic.Rerum gestarum expositio. Quin. Circuncisa expositio. Quint. Credibilis expositio. Quint. Elegans & venusta expositio. Quint. Perspicua & dilucida expositio. Author ad Heren. Longior sequetur, ac perplexa magis expositio. Quint. Distinguere breui interfatione expositiones. Quint. Facere credibilem expositionem. Quint. To make a narration probable.Retroagere expositionem. Quint. Variare siguris expositionem Quint.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
expŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [expono]. I.An exposing of an infant (post-class.), Justin. 1, 4, 9; 1, 5, 4.—II. Of speech. A.A settingforth, exposition, an exhibiting, showing; a narration: cursum contentiones magis requirunt; expositiones rerum tarditatem, Cic. Or. 63, 212; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 3, 4; 2, 2, 3; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 4, 1, 35; 4, 2, 2 et saep.—B.A definition, explanation: duplices summi boni, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21 (cf. exponere, id. ib. 22 Madv.; and 5, 5, 14, p. 635).
