Act and Exposition

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Exposition and act are semantically related. in showing topic. In some cases you can use "Exposition" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Exposition noun - A public showing of objects of interest.

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Act and exposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Exposition".

good	good act	good exposition
musical	musical act	musical exposition
particular	particular act	particular exposition
blatant	blatant act	blatant exposition
Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, little, necessary, new, minor, random, last.

Exposition: Willikins and Sybil act as this for Vimes, who is unfamiliar with how things are done in the country.

Source: Discworld / Snuff
Pretty much any time no one's shooting at someone else, expect tons of exposition and backstory to be dropped, especially in the film's second act.

Source: Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Much of her exposition to Poirot at the end is omitted, and replaced by a denial act.

Source: Literature / Death on the Nile

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