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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic;
[syn: exposition, expounding]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. [1913 Webster] Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

expounding n 1: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition, expounding]