'Exhibition' definitions:
Definition of 'exhibition'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"
noun
A collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display [syn: exhibition, exposition, expo]
Definition of 'Exhibition'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private benefaction for the maintenance of scholars. [1913 Webster]
- What maintenance he from his friends receives, Like exhibition thou shalt have from me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my days, than to the priests. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exhibition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- benefit,
- bill,
- blazon,
- bravura,
- brilliancy,
- cosmorama,
- cyclorama,
- daring,
- dash,
- debut,
- demo,
- demonstration,
- diorama,
- display,
- dramatics,
- eclat,
- enactment,
- entertainment,
- etalage,
- exhibit,
- exhibitionism,
- expo,
- exposition,
- exposure,
- fair,
- false front,
- fanfaronade,
- farewell performance,
- figure,
- flair,
- flaunt,
- flaunting,
- flesh show,
- flourish,
- georama,
- histrionics,
- light show,
- manifestation,
- myriorama,
- offering,
- opening,
- ostentation,
- pageant,
- pageantry,
- panorama,
- parade,
- performance,
- phantasmagoria,
- pomp,
- premiere,
- presentation,
- presentment,
- production,
- projection,
- psychedelic show,
- representation,
- retrospective,
- sham,
- shifting scene,
- show,
- showing,
- showing-off,
- sight,
- spectacle,
- splash,
- splurge,
- stage presentation,
- stage show,
- staginess,
- swan song,
- tableau,
- tableau vivant,
- theatrical performance,
- theatrics,
- tryout,
- unfolding,
- unfoldment,
- unveiling,
- varnishing day,
- vaunt,
- vernissage