expositio
κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
Latin > English
expositio expositionis N F :: exhibition (of art, of objects)
expositio expositio expositionis N F :: statement, description, explanation; narration; exposing (of a child)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
expŏsĭtĭo: ōnis, f. expono.
I An exposing of an infant (post-class.), Justin. 1, 4, 9; 1, 5, 4.—
II Of speech.
A A setting forth, 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).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
expŏsĭtĭō, ōnis, f. (expono),
1 exposition d’un enfant, abandon : Just. 1, 4, 5 || évacuation (du ventre) : Th. Prisc. 2, 9
2 exposé d’un sujet, exposition : Cic. de Or. 3, 203 ; Or. 212 || définition, explication : Cic. Fin. 5, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
expositio, ōnis, f. (expono), I) eig.: 1) die Ausleerung, ventris, Th. Prisc. 2, 9. – 2) die Aussetzung, infantis, Iustin. 1, 4, 9 u. 1, 5, 4. – II) übtr., a) die Darlegung, Entwicklung, Schilderung, Anführung, Angabe, exp. simplex et dilucida, Cornif. rhet.: brevis, circumcisa, Quint.: exp. sententiae suae, Cic.: rerum gestarum, argumentorum, Cornif. rhet.: exemplorum, Quint.: Plur., expositiones rerum, Cic.: iunctae et duplices expositiones summi boni, Cic. – b) die Auslegung, Erklärung, exp. prava, Vulg. sap. 11, 15: expositiones psalmorum, Cassiod. exp. in psalt. 11 in.
