exhibition
pronunciation
How to pronounce exhibition in British English:
UK [ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn]
How to pronounce exhibition in American English:
US [ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of exhibiting
- a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
Word Origin
- exhibition (n.)
- early 14c., "action of displaying," from Old French exhibicion, exibicion "show, exhibition, display," from Late Latin exhibitionem (nominative exhibitio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin exhibere "to show, display, present," literally "hold out, hold forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + habere "to hold" (see habit (n.)). Also from early 15c. as "sustenance, food, source of support." Meaning "that which is exhibited" is from 1786.
Example
- 1. And examine giant footprints at the dinosaur exhibition .
- 2. A new exhibition signals the end of postmodernism .
- 3. Almost all the paintings in blood exhibition involve animals .
- 4. It was an exhibition ; everybody wants to win .
- 5. Due to the presence of the little thing the exhibition attendance increased 50 % .