exhibition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of exhibiting
    • a remarkable exhibition of musicianship
  2. noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
    expo; exposition.

WordNet

Ex`hi*bi"tion noun
Etymology
L. exhibitio a delivering: cf. F. exhibition.
Definitions
  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 exhibition thou shalt have from me. Shak.
    I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my days, than to the priests. Tyndale.
  4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy.

Webster 1913