Exposition and Theory

Exposition

Exposition noun - A public showing of objects of interest.

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Theory and exposition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theory" instead a noun "Exposition".

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Exposition and theory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exposition" instead a noun "Theory".

good	good exposition	good theory
musical	musical exposition	musical theory
particular	particular exposition	particular theory
actual	actual exposition	actual theory
Other adjectives: real, little, new, general, last, scientific, earlier, previous.

When a student at a pub explains Hawking's Black Hole theory to his fellows, the exposition talk cuts over to the auditorium where Hawking finishes the sentence started by the student.

Source: Film / The Theory of Everything
Badass Bookworm: Jarra, Fian, Amalie, Playdon, it's just that most of the theory lectures are off-screen, except the ones useful for exposition of course.

Source: Literature / Earth Girl
The blackboards were often physical receipts of Beuys' performance/lectures providing dramatic exposition of the intersections of art and theory.

Source: The Big Board

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