ex·po

(ĕk′spō)

n. pl. ex·pos Informal

An exposition.

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expo

(ˈɛkspəʊ)

n, pl -pos

(Journalism & Publishing) short for exposition³

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ex•po

(ˈɛk spoʊ)

n., pl. -pos.

an exposition.

[1960–65; by shortening]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

expo - a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

exhibition, exposition

artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

art exhibition - an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)

raree-show - an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass

fair - a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"

Translations

Expo

expo

[ˈekspəʊ] N ABBR =exposition → expo f

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expo

n abbr of exposition → Ausstellung f

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Thither let us bend all our thoughts, to learn What creatures there inhabit, of what mould, Or substance, how endu'd, and what thir Power, And where thir weakness, how attempted best, By force or suttlety: Though Heav'n be shut, And Heav'ns high Arbitrator sit secure In his own strength, this place may lye expos'd The utmost border of his Kingdom, left To their defence who hold it: here perhaps Som advantagious act may be achiev'd By sudden onset, either with Hell fire To waste his whole Creation, or possess All as our own, and drive as we were driven, The punie habitants, or if not drive, Seduce them to our Party, that thir God May prove thir foe, and with repenting hand Abolish his own works.

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