# exhibition

Pronunciation: US say "ek-si-BISH-uhn" /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/; UK

## Noun

1. A large-scale public showing of objects or products before an audience.
   - Simple: A big public event where objects or products are shown to many people.
   - _Companies unveiled their latest gadgets at the trade exhibition._
   - _The traveling dinosaur exhibition booked out months in advance._
2. A demonstration of one's personal skill or feelings before others.
   - Simple: A show of someone's skill or feelings in front of other people.
   - _The gymnast gave a breathtaking exhibition of strength and balance._
   - _His tearful speech was an unguarded exhibition of grief._
3. An act of exhibiting something, or the thing that is exhibited.
   - Simple: The act of showing something in public, or the thing that is shown.
   - _The curator arranged the exhibition with careful attention to lighting._
   - _Visitors lingered longest at the exhibition near the entrance._
4. A public display, whether deliberate or not, usually regarded as something negative.
   - Simple: A public show of bad behavior that draws unwanted attention.
   - _The senator's drunken exhibition at the gala dominated the next day's headlines._
   - _Throwing his racket made an undignified exhibition of his temper._
5. A game that does not affect the standings of any major cup or competition.
   - Simple: A game played just for show, not counting toward any title or league.
   - _Because it was only an exhibition, neither side risked their injured players._
   - _The club scheduled an exhibition against a touring foreign team._
6. A financial award or prize given to a student by a school or university, usually for academic merit. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Money given to a student by a school or college, usually as a reward for good schoolwork.
   - _He was awarded an exhibition that covered most of his tuition._
   - _Two pupils from the grammar school gained exhibitions to Oxford on the strength of their entrance papers._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To take part in sexual exhibitionism, the practice of displaying oneself sexually to other people for gratification.

## Origin

From Old French "exhibicion," and equivalent to "exhibit" plus the suffix "-ion."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/exhibition (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).