 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Exhibition \Ex'hi*bi"tion\, noun [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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "exhibition":
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
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