ex·hi·bi·tion

[ek-suh-bish-uhn]
noun
1.
an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
2.
a public display, as of the work of artists or artisans, the products of farms or factories, the skills of performers, or objects of general interest.
3.
an exposition or large fair of extended duration, as a world's fair.
4.
British. an allowance given to a student in a college, university, or school, usually upon the result of a competitive examination.
5.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. administration, as of a remedy.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English exhibicion < Late Latin exhibitiōn- (stem of exhibitiō) a presenting. See exhibit, -ion

non·ex·hi·bi·tion, noun
pre·ex·hi·bi·tion, noun
re·ex·hi·bi·tion, noun
self-ex·hi·bi·tion, noun
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exhibition (ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a public display of art, products, skills, activities, etc: a judo exhibition
2.  the act of exhibiting or the state of being exhibited
3.  make an exhibition of oneself to behave so foolishly in public that one excites notice or ridicule
4.  (Brit) an allowance or scholarship awarded to a student at a university or school

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Word Origin & History

exhibition
early 15c., from O.Fr. exhibicion, from L. exhibitionem (nom. exhibitio), from exhibere "to show, display," lit. "to hold out," from ex- "out" + habere "to hold" (see habit).
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Idioms & Phrases

exhibition

see make an exhibition of oneself.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Film exhibition was until recently a humdrum business.
Visit our photo gallery of some of the pieces from the exhibition.
Must have a significant exhibition history, and/or achievement in publications
  and scholarship.
Out of its work came a harrowing exhibition of photographs and accounts by
  survivors.
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