exhibit

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Also in the exhibit will be the featured player's jersey, as well as potentially other items such as a face mask, shoes, gloves and other equipment.

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  1. transitive verb To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling.
  2. transitive verb To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.
  3. transitive verb To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See Synonyms at show.
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  • Included in the exhibit are an automation solution for operating rooms which, for example, includes an integrated medical gas management system, a system for the distribution of gases in the operating room, provided by a third party. —  innovations-report
  • The Videotopia exhibit is a traveling arcade museum that includes over 100 arcade video games, all set on free play. —  SPAWNPOINT.COM - Gaming News Feed
  • The focus of Pecchio's photographs in the exhibit is an exploration of humans and the places they inhabit. —  Media Newswire
  • Among the most interesting of the exhibit is a series of collages and their concomitant paintings. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Another portion of the exhibit is a collection of skateboards featuring art created by local artists. —  Local News from Spartanburg Herald Journal
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  1. Middle English exhibiten, from Latin exhibēre, exhibit- : ex-, ex- + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibere (later Italian esibire = Spanish Portuguese exhibir = French exhiber), hold forth, present, show, display, from ex, out, + habere, hold, have: see habit. Cf. inhibit, prohibit.
  2. from exhibit, v.
 

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