What does "exhibition" mean?
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
Exhibition
/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
- Grammar: exhibition is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: array, art museum exhibit, benefit, bill.
- Useful contrasts: championship, competition, concealment.
- Usage evidence: You ought to have seen the exhibition.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of exhibiting wordnet
- 3 A large-scale public showing of objects or products. countable, uncountable
"There was an art exhibition on in the town hall."
- 4 a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display wordnet
- 5 A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative. countable, uncountable
"a shameful exhibition"
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- 6 A demonstration of personal skill or feelings. countable, uncountable
""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.""
- 7 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. UK, countable, uncountable
"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."
- 8 A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To participate in sexual exhibitionism. intransitive
Example
"You ought to have seen the exhibition."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "exhibition"?
Common synonyms include: array, art museum exhibit, benefit, bill, blazon, bravura.
How do you use "exhibition" in a sentence?
You ought to have seen the exhibition.
How do you pronounce "exhibition"?
Pronounced /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/.
Etymology
From Old French exhibicion. Equivalent to exhibit + -ion.