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Webster 1913 Edition
Exhibition
Exˊhi-bi′tion
,Noun.
[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
Like
exhibition
thou shalt have from me. Shakespeare
I have given more
exhibitions
to scholars, in my days, than to the priests. Tyndale.
4.
(Med.)
The act of administering a remedy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exhibition
EXHIBI'TION
,Noun.
1.
The offering, producing or showing of titles, authorities or papers of any kind before a tribunal, in proof of facts.2.
Public show; representation of feats or actions in public; display of oratory in public; any public show.3.
Allowance of meat and drink; pension; salary; benefaction settled for the maintenance of scholars in universities, not depending on the foundation.4.
Payment; recompense.