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exhibition

[ ek-suh-bish-uhn ]

noun

  1. an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
  2. a public display, as of the work of artists or artisans, the products of farms or factories, the skills of performers, or objects of general interest.
  3. an exposition or large fair of extended duration, as a world's fair.
  4. British. an allowance given to a student in a college, university, or school, usually upon the result of a competitive examination.
  5. Medicine/Medical Obsolete. administration, as of a remedy.


exhibition

/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a public display of art, products, skills, activities, etc

    a judo exhibition

  2. the act of exhibiting or the state of being exhibited
  3. make an exhibition of oneself
    to behave so foolishly in public that one excites notice or ridicule
  4. an allowance or scholarship awarded to a student at a university or school
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhibition1

1275–1325; Middle English exhibicion < Late Latin 󾱲پō- (stem of 󾱲پō ) a presenting. See exhibit, -ion
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Idioms and Phrases

see make an exhibition of oneself .
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Example Sentences

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A major exhibition of Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace's creations is to be staged in London this summer.

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The dynamic in the exhibition is redeemed by the live events within it and their play against the archive, which feel earned but also alienated from the original artworks.

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The family were invited back to the exhibition with his family for an organised tour shortly after the incident occurred.

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As Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jacob deGrom traded zeroes at Globe Life Field in Texas last week, Kershaw sat in the dugout, mesmerized by what he could only describe as an exhibition in pitching excellence.

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His recent exhibition, “John Waters: Pope of Trash,” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A., sealed the deal, he said.

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