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EXPOUNDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
Synonyms:
exposition; expounding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("expounding" is a kind of...):
interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expounding"):
philosophizing (the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)
Derivation:
expound (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb expound
