exhibition

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From Old French exhibicion. Equivalent to exhibit + -ion.

countable, uncountable An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
countable, uncountable A large-scale public showing of objects or products. There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.
countable, uncountable A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative. a shameful exhibition
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 tha
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. 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.
countable, uncountable A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.