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Expounding vs Exposition - What's the difference?

expounding | exposition |

As nouns the difference between expounding and exposition

is that expounding is the act by which something is expounded while exposition is the action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.

As a verb expounding

is present participle of expound.

expounding

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is expounded.
  • * (William Cobbett)
  • all the elaborate expoundings of these impudent empirics, who are a million times worse than the worst of Catholic Priests.

    exposition

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
  • The act of declaring]] or [[describe, describing something through either speech or writing.
  • (obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
  • (writing) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
  • (writing) An opening section in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
  • (music) The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.
  • Derived terms
    * expositional * expositionary
    See also
    * explanation * exegesis ----