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   exhibition

   /ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair: "an exhibition of French sculpture" Similar (public) displayshowshowingpresentationdemonstrationshowcasemountingspectacleretrospectivebiennaleexpositionexpofairtrade fairworld fairexhibitinformal:demo
   • 2. a display or demonstration of a skill: "fields which have been ploughed with a supreme exhibition of the farm worker's skills"
   • ▪ a display of a quality or emotion: "a false exhibition of concern for smaller nations" Similar displayshowdemonstrationmanifestationexpressionindicationrevelationbetrayaldisclosureparade
   • 3. (in sport) a game whose outcome does not affect a team's standing, typically one played before the start of a regular season: "an exhibition match"
   • 4. a scholarship awarded to a student at a school or university, usually after a competitive examination: British "Brasenose awarded him a senior Hulme exhibition"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘maintenance, support’; hence exhibition (sense 4), mid 17th century): via Old French from late Latin exhibitio(n-), from Latin exhibere ‘hold out’ (see exhibit).

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   What is exhibition?

   • [countable] (British English) an amount of money that is given as a prize to a student (disapproving) to behave in a bad or stupid way in public I'm afraid I lost my temper and made an exhibition of myself. Definition of exhibition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is an example of an exhibition?

   • An exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery . ...an exhibition on the natural history of the area. An exhibition of a particular skilful activity is a display or example of it that people notice or admire . 3. See also exhibit

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   What does exhibiting mean?

   • n. 1. The act or an instance of exhibiting. 2. Something exhibited; an exhibit. 3. A large-scale public showing, as of art objects or industrial or agricultural products. 4. Chiefly British A grant given to a scholar by a school or university.

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   What does 'uncountable exhibition' mean?

   • [uncountable] exhibition of something the act of showing something, for example works of art, to the public She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband's work. The portrait is going on public exhibition for the first time. Hundreds of companies had exhibition stands. The new wing will provide 20 000 more square feet of exhibition space.

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   1. : an act or instance of exhibiting. 2. British : a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student. 3. : a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill) a one-man exhibition. an exhibition game. Synonyms. display. exhibit. exposition. fair. show.

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   noun. an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view. 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. an exposition or large fair of extended duration, as a world's fair.

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   An exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.

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