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

/ ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən /

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. 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

Other Word Forms

• nonexhibition noun
• preexhibition noun
• reexhibition noun
• self-exhibition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhibition¹

1275–1325; Middle English exhibicion < Late Latin exhibitiōn- (stem of exhibitiō ) a presenting. See exhibit, -ion

Idioms and Phrases

see make an exhibition of oneself.

Example Sentences

Italy's problems on that front are currently on display at the Museum of the Patriarchy, a thought-provoking new exhibition in Rome.

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For admirers of Golden Age Netherlandish painting, there was the small, perfect exhibition “Vermeer’s Love Letters” at New York’s Frick Collection, which united three celebrated paintings, with similar suggested narratives.

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The exhibition displays over 200 different works drawn from the multiple disciplines Ono has engaged with across almost seven decades, whether film, music, conceptual or performance art, and also includes her continuing peace activism.

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Students at L.A.’s numerous celebrated art schools would benefit from spending time in the exhibition.

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Inside, the exhibition is simple, consisting of a few large-scale prints of photos Stowell selected.

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