different between discussion vs exposition

English

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??sk???n/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s?k???n/
• Hyphenation: dis?cus?sion

Noun

discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

1. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

2. Text giving further detail on a subject.
3. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

Related terms

• discuss

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ky.sj??/
• Homophone: discussions

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. conversation, discussion (not contradictory or conflictual)

Synonyms

• dialogue
• conversation

Further reading

• “discussion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. discussion

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions)

1. discussion

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ksp??z???n/

Etymology 1

From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositio, from exponere (“to put forth”).

Noun

exposition (countable and uncountable, plural expositions)

1. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
2. (authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.

3. (obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
4. An event at which goods, artwork and cultural displays are exhibited for the public to view.

5. (authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.

6. (authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
8. (music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
9. The abandonment of an unwanted child.

Etymology 2

From French exposition (“exhibition”)

Noun

exposition (countable and uncountable, plural expositions)

1. The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.

Derived terms

• expositional
• expositionary

Related terms

• exhibition

Translations

See also

• explanation
• exegesis

French

Etymology

From Old French esposicion, borrowed from Latin expositio, expositionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spo.zi.sj??/

Noun

exposition f (plural expositions)

1. exposition
2. exhibition
3. exposure

Further reading

• “exposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).