expo
n.— «Another problem is the over-reliance of some students on what is called expo- by which is meant possibility of having access to the examination scripts before the date of examination, which does not always happen.» —“SSCE failures: Let’s declare an emergency” by Wale Sokunbi Sun (Nigeria) Nov. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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