Expounding (Noun)
Meaning
A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The professor's book was a comprehensive expounding of the philosophical theories of existentialism.
- The theologian's treatise was a detailed expounding of the biblical account of creation.
- The academic paper was an expounding of the economic principles underlying the concept of supply and demand.
- The historian's monograph was an expounding of the social and cultural factors that led to the American Revolution.
- The literary critic's essay was an expounding of the themes and motifs present in the works of William Shakespeare.