exposition
French, noun/ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃/
exposition is spelled E-X-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written French, the 1,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exposition is a French feminine noun meaning “exposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mise en vue d’une chose ou état de la chose ainsi exposée”.
What does exposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexposition
- 2
feminineexhibition
- 3
feminineexposure
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mise en vue d’une chose ou état de la chose ainsi exposée. 2. Le fait de mettre nettement en évidence. 3. Explication ; interprétation. 4. Partie d'introduction d'une œuvre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of exposition
- expositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exposition?
- /ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\
- [ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exposition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exposition in French?
exposition appears 55 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).