exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shən 
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
British
: a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student
3
: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)
a one-man exhibition
an exhibition game
Examples of exhibition in a Sentence
There were several famous paintings at the exhibition.
an exhibition of early American crafts
helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings
Recent Examples on the Web
Knight also explains why the Mickalene Thomas show at the Broad and the Simone Leigh exhibitions at the California African American Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art deliver a stunning, powerful cultural moment.
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The overall record for the youngest artist belongs to Arushi Bhatnagar of Ujjain, India, who hosted her first solo exhibition at 11 months old.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
Over the past few years, a growing number of talks, rallies, exhibitions, and plays on the subject have emerged in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan.
—Kanis Leung and Tian MacLeod Ji, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
The exhibition will be free and open to the public.
—Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The overall record for the youngest artist belongs to Arushi Bhatnagar of Ujjain, India, who hosted her first solo exhibition at 11 months old.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
Over the past few years, a growing number of talks, rallies, exhibitions, and plays on the subject have emerged in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan.
—Kanis Leung and Tian MacLeod Ji, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
The exhibition will be free and open to the public.
—Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ən
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
: a public showing (as of works of art, manufactured goods, or athletic skill)
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