a public display of art, products, skills, activities, etc the act of exhibiting or the state of being exhibited - make an exhibition of oneself ⇒
to behave so foolishly in public that one excites notice or ridicule an allowance or scholarship awarded to a student at a university or school
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ex•hi•bi•tion /ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view: [uncountable]The sculptor earned the right of exhibition.[countable]an exhibition of temper.
- a public display, as of artistic works, factory products, performance skills, or objects of general interest:[countable]an exhibition of Scandinavian crafts at the museum.
ex•hi•bi•tion
(ek′sə bish′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
- 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.
- an exposition or large fair of extended duration, as a world's fair.
- [Brit.]an allowance given to a student in a college, university, or school, usually upon the result of a competitive examination.
- Medicineadministration, as of a remedy.
- Late Latin exhibitiōn- (stem of exhibitiō) a presenting. See exhibit, -ion
- Middle English exhibicion 1275–1325
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