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Exhibit
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- 1 An instance of exhibiting.
- 2 something shown to the public wordnet
- 3 That which is exhibited.
"Mention must be made of the Valdres Folk Museum, situated just outside the town—one of those fascinating open-air museums for which Scandinavia is justly famed, to which have been transplanted a number of ancient buildings, such as farmhouses and storehouses, full of appropriate furniture, costumes and other exhibits."
- 4 an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence wordnet
- 5 A public showing; an exhibition.
"The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd."
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- 6 An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
"Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse."
- 1 To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest. transitive
"He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."
- 2 walk ostentatiously wordnet
- 3 To demonstrate. transitive
"The players exhibited great skill."
- 4 to show, make visible or apparent wordnet
- 5 To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence. transitive
"I now exhibit this bloody hammer."
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- 6 give an exhibition of to an interested audience wordnet
- 7 To put on a public display. intransitive
"Will you be exhibiting this year?"
- 8 show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill wordnet
- 9 To administer as a remedy.
"to exhibit calomel"
Etymology
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“I have, hold”); see habit.
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“I have, hold”); see habit.
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