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Exhibition : (noun)
1: the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of
musicianship"
2: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for
public display [syn: exposition, expo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Exhibition : \Ex`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. exhibitio a delivering: cf.
F. exhibition.]
1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth
to view; manifestation; display.
2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also,
any public show; a display of works of art, or of feats of
skill, or of oratorical or dramatic ability; as, an
exhibition of animals; an exhibition of pictures, statues,
etc.; an industrial exhibition.
3. Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and
drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private
benefaction for the maintenance of scholars.
What maintenance he from his friends receives, Like
exhibition thou shalt have from me. --Shak.
I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my
days, than to the priests. --Tyndale.
4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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EXHIBITION, Scotch law. An action for compelling the production of writings.
In Pennsylvania, a party possessing writings is compelled, to produce them
on proper notice being given, in default of which judgment is rendered
against him.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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