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Iclearwater Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Exposition vs. Exhibition

Hello,

I'm not sure I understand the definitions of exposition and exhibition on Cambridge Dictionary.

Is "exposition" commonly associated with industrial products and arts, while "exhibition' is applied to arts?

For examples:

- Fashion Exhibition? (correct?) (I think fashion is (relevant to) art.)

- Fashion Exposition. (correct?)

- Machinery Exposion (correct?)

- Machinery Exhibition (wrong?)

Thanks!

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exhibition

noun [ C or U ]
B1 an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things:

exposition

[ C ] also expo a show in which industrial goods, works of art, etc. are shown to the public:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exposition

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exhibition

  

Top answer

I think there's no hard line, but my feeling is: "exposition" is associated with commercial products "exhibition" is applied to arts

  • I think there's no hard line, but my feeling is: "exposition" is associated with commercial products "exhibition" is applied to arts
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I think there's no hard line, but my feeling is:

"exposition" is associated with commercial products

"exhibition" is applied to arts

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