Hyphenation of exposition

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word exposition? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ex-po-si-tion

Definitions of exposition:

1.	A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2.	A collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
3.	An account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse We would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background
4.	(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur

Synonyms of exposition:

noun	expounding, interpretation
noun	exhibition, expo, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
noun	explanation, account

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.