showpiece

[ shoh-pees ]
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noun
  1. something that is displayed or exhibited.

  2. something exhibited or worthy of exhibiting as a fine example of its kind.

Origin of showpiece

1
First recorded in 1880–85; show + piece

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showpiece

/ (ˈʃəʊˌpiːs) /


noun
  1. anything displayed or exhibited

  2. anything prized as a very fine example of its type

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