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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 an example of an exhibition?

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   What is a public exhibition?

   • (especially British English) exhibition of something She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband's work. on exhibition 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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   What is a research exhibition?

   • A display of a researcher's objects/artworks in a public place (museum, art gallery or other public place) or curatorial work undertaken by an academic to form an exhibition (including catalogue). The objects may have historical, cultural or scientific importance, or alternatively possess aesthetic qualities or extraordinary characteristics.

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   What does exhibition stand mean?

   • Hundreds of companies had exhibition stands. The new wing will provide 20 000 more square feet of exhibition space. [singular] an exhibition of something (formal) the act of showing a skill, a feeling, or a kind of behaviour We were treated to an exhibition of the footballer's speed and skill.

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   What does Exposition mean?

   • an exposition or large fair of extended duration, as a world's fair. British. an allowance given to a student in a college, university, or school, usually upon the result of a competitive examination. Medicine/Medical Obsolete. administration, as of a remedy.

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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.

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