expounding

Definitions of expounding
  1. noun
    a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
    synonyms: exposition
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    types:
    philosophizing
    the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
    moralisation, moralization, moralizing
    indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
    type of:
    interpretation
    an explanation that results from interpreting something
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