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exhibitory

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ex⋅hib⋅i⋅to⋅ry

[ig-zib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
pertaining to or intended for exhibition or display.

Origin:
1600–10; < LL exhibitōrius relating to showing, displaying. See exhibit, -tory 1
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ex·hib·it   (ĭg-zĭb'ĭt, ěg-)   
v.   ex·hib·it·ed, ex·hib·it·ing, ex·hib·its

v.   tr.
  1. To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling.

    1. To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.

    2. To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See Synonyms at show.

    3. To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.

    4. To present or introduce officially.

  2. To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism.

  3. Law

    1. To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.

    2. To present or introduce officially.

v.   intr.
To put something on public display.
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of exhibiting.

  2. Something exhibited: studied the dinosaur exhibits at the museum.

  3. A public showing; an exhibition: spent the afternoon at the space exhibit.

  4. Law Something, such as a document, formally introduced as evidence in court.


[Middle English exhibiten, from Latin exhibēre, exhibit- : ex-, ex- + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·hib'i·tor, ex·hib'it·er n., ex·hib'i·to'ry (-ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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