exhibition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French exhibicion. Equivalent to exhibit + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
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(countable, uncountable) A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.
a boat exhibition
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(countable, uncountable) A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative.
a disgusting exhibition
Well I made some exhibition, I lost my will to eat / The only thing that matters to me is to touch your lotus feet
2002, George Harrison, “Stuck Inside a Cloud”, in Brainwashed:a shameful exhibition
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(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of personal skill or feelings.
"I could not have believed," remarked Francesca, "had I not witnessed it since my residence in your country, how the reality and the affectation of feeling can exist together. Before I left our solitary home, the very exhibition of emotion would have tempted me to doubt its truth. Now, I observe that some affect, as others shun, display; yet the feeling is equally true in both."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 178:
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(UK, countable, uncountable) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
Despite a couple of rustications, he gained an exhibition to Cambridge.
2016 November, Jonathan Meades, “Inside Job”, in Literary Review:He was a scholarship boy who had won an Exhibition to Oxford, and then, like so many others, had found himself thrown upon the slave market of pedagogy.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 352:
- (countable, uncountable) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exhibitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exhibitionize · sexhibition · exhibitionism · reexhibition · exhibitionistic · exhibition game · exhibition hall · exhibitiongoer · exhibition-goer · exhibitionist · make an exhibition of oneself · Exhibition Road · nonexhibition · exhibition match
Relateds
Translations (146)
tl eksibisyon (large scale public showing of objects or products) · bg пока́зване (instance of exhibiting) · fa-ira نَمایِش (instance of exhibiting) · sv utställning (large scale public showing of objects or products) · cy arddangosfa (large scale public showing of objects or products) · th นิทรรศการ (large scale public showing of objects or products) · hy ցուցահանդես (large scale public showing of objects or products) · el παρουσίαση (instance of exhibiting) · tg намоишгоҳ (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ur نُمائِش (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pt exibição (instance of exhibiting) · sq ekspozitë (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ro exhibiție (instance of exhibiting) · ota اویون (instance of exhibiting) · es beca (financial award to a student) · gl exposición (large scale public showing of objects or products) · mn үзэсгэлэн (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sl razstava (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka გამოვლენა (instance of exhibiting) · sv visning (instance of exhibiting) · pt mostra (large scale public showing of objects or products) · id pameran (large scale public showing of objects or products) · el έκθεση (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ca exposició (large scale public showing of objects or products) · mt wirja (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ro expoziție (large scale public showing of objects or products) · mi whakakitenga (financial award to a student) · grc ἐπίδειξις (large scale public showing of objects or products) · be экспазі́цыя (large scale public showing of objects or products) · uk експози́ція (large scale public showing of objects or products) · tk sergi (large scale public showing of objects or products) · da udstilling (large scale public showing of objects or products) · bg стипе́ндия (financial award to a student) · ko 전시회 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ota سركی (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ps نمايشګاه (large scale public showing of objects or products) · crh sergi (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ko 전시 (instance of exhibiting) · bg експози́ция (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ga taispeántas (instance of exhibiting) · lo ນິທັດສະນາການ (large scale public showing of objects or products) · prs نَمَایِش (large scale public showing of objects or products) · nl tentoonstelling (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka ჩვენება (instance of exhibiting) · yue 展示會 /展示会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ta கண்காட்சி (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka გამოჩენა (instance of exhibiting) · hi प्रदर्शन (instance of exhibiting) · hu kiállítás (instance of exhibiting) · ps نندارتون (large scale public showing of objects or products) · grc ἐπίδειξις (instance of exhibiting) · et näitus (large scale public showing of objects or products) · vi triển lãm (large scale public showing of objects or products) · gd taisbeanadh (instance of exhibiting) · ga taispeántas (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ar مَعْرِض (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sh ѝзложба (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ta காட்சி (instance of exhibiting) · is sýning (large scale public showing of objects or products) · cs výstava (instance of exhibiting) · lv izstāde (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ba күргәҙмә (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pt exibição (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka გამომჟღავნება (instance of exhibiting) · ko 전람회 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fr exposition (large scale public showing of objects or products) · km ពិព័រណ៍ (large scale public showing of objects or products) · uk по́каз (instance of exhibiting) · lt paroda (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pt exposição (instance of exhibiting) · he תַּעֲרוּכָה (large scale public showing of objects or products) · el επίδειξη (instance of exhibiting) · uk ви́ставка (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ru пока́з (instance of exhibiting) · ru вы́ставка (large scale public showing of objects or products) · kk көрме (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka ჩვენება (large scale public showing of objects or products) · kmr temaşegeh (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fi näyttely (instance of exhibiting) · ko 장학금 (financial award to a student) · tt күргәзмә (large scale public showing of objects or products) · hy ցուցահանդես (instance of exhibiting) · ka დანახვება (instance of exhibiting) · tg виставка (large scale public showing of objects or products) · hu kiállítás (large scale public showing of objects or products) · be выста́ва (large scale public showing of objects or products) · da udstilling (instance of exhibiting) · nb utstilling (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ky көргөзмө (large scale public showing of objects or products) · oc exposicion (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sv utställning (instance of exhibiting) · yi ויסשטעלונג (large scale public showing of objects or products) · gl bolsa de estudos (financial award to a student) · it mostra (large scale public showing of objects or products) · bn প্রদর্শনী (large scale public showing of objects or products) · eo ekspozicio (large scale public showing of objects or products) · be пака́з (instance of exhibiting) · ja 展示会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ms pameran (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ru стипе́ндия (financial award to a student) · mi whakakitenga (instance of exhibiting) · be вы́стаўка (large scale public showing of objects or products) · uz koʻrgazma (large scale public showing of objects or products) · yue 展覽會 /展览会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fi näytös (instance of exhibiting) · es exhibición (instance of exhibiting) · prs نَمَایِش (instance of exhibiting) · ug كۆرگەزمە (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ota نمایش (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sv visning (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ka გამოფენა (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pl ekspozycja (large scale public showing of objects or products) · mt espożizzjoni (large scale public showing of objects or products) · de Ausstellung (instance of exhibiting) · ja 展覧会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · gl exhibición (instance of exhibiting) · my ပြပွဲ (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pl wystawa (large scale public showing of objects or products) · hi प्रदर्शनी (large scale public showing of objects or products) · de Ausstellung (large scale public showing of objects or products) · mk изложба (large scale public showing of objects or products) · prs نَمَایِشْگَاه (large scale public showing of objects or products) · cmn 展示會 /展示会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · cmn 展覽會 /展览会 (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sk výstava (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fa-ira نَمایِشْگاه (large scale public showing of objects or products) · sh ìzložba (large scale public showing of objects or products) · pt bolsa de estudos (financial award to a student) · ja 展示物 (instance of exhibiting) · bg изло́жба (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fi stipendi (financial award to a student) · gd taisbeanadh (large scale public showing of objects or products) · uz vystavka (large scale public showing of objects or products) · es exposición (large scale public showing of objects or products) · it esposizione (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fa-ira نَمایِش (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ru экспози́ция (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ta பொருட்காட்சி (large scale public showing of objects or products) · fi näyttely (large scale public showing of objects or products) · hi नुमाइश (large scale public showing of objects or products) · el υποτροφία (financial award to a student) · tl tanghalan (instance of exhibiting) · tr sergi (large scale public showing of objects or products) · cs výstava (large scale public showing of objects or products) · az sərgi (large scale public showing of objects or products) · ba күрһәтеү (instance of exhibiting)