Exhibition : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Exhibition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Exhibition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhibition n the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship" a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display Synonym(s): exhibition, exposition, expo
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhibition \Ex`hibi"tion\, n. [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.