exhibition-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: demonstration

Commentary: EXHIBITION[+event] Any act of exhibiting something, or putting it on display. Often refers to baseball games, when the games are "just for show."

Examples:
It was an exhibition of musical skill.
Larry's exhibition of strength caused John to flee in terror.
The Padres will be playing the Mets in an exhibition game on Thursday.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: gathering or show

Commentary: EXHIBITION[+event] A formal public display of some collection of item, such as works of art. An expo.

Examples:
The museum organized an exhibition of Impressionist paintings.
The cartoonist's works have been put up in an exhibition.
Have you seen the Canadian National Exhibition yet?

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: state of being exhibited

Commentary: The state of being on display, either in a demonstration or a formal show; a quality that a thing can have. Mostly used in phrases such as "on exhibition" or "in exhibition".

Examples:
The painting is currently on exhibition.
When Larry put his muscles in exhibition, John decided not to fight him.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: -