EXPOUNDING

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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)

-ing form of the verb expound