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How to spell exposure

Exposure is spelled E-X-P-O-S-U-R-E.

What it means: The state of being open to something or someone.

In a sentence: Exposure to sunlight helps plants grow. ▶

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Same family: exposed, exposing, exposition, expository, exposedness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Exposure” comes from the Latin root *exponere* via Old French *exposicion* and later English *expose*, with the noun ending *-ure* added to show a state or result. The same Latin root also gives us words like “exposition” and “expose” (a journalistic report revealing secrets).

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