exhibition

exhibition
    n 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: {exhibition}, {exposition}, {expo}]
    

Exhibition \Ex`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. exhibitio a delivering: cf.
   F. exhibition.]
   1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth
      to view; manifestation; display.
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   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.
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   3. Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and
      drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private
      benefaction for the maintenance of scholars.
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            What maintenance he from his friends receives,
            Like exhibition thou shalt have from me. --Shak.
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            I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my
            days, than to the priests.            --Tyndale.
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   4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy.
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EXHIBITION, Scotch law. An action for compelling the production of writings. 
In Pennsylvania, a party possessing writings is compelled, to produce them 
on proper notice being given, in default of which judgment is rendered 
against him. 
    

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