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Origin and history of exhibition

exhibition(n.)

early 14c., "action of displaying," from Old French exhibicion, exibicion "show, exhibition, display," from Late Latin exhibitionem (nominative exhibitio), noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin exhibere "to show, display, present," literally "hold out, hold forth," from ex "out" (see ex-) + habere "to hold" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive"). Also from early 15c. as "sustenance, food, source of support." Meaning "that which is exhibited" is from 1786.

also from early 14c.

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exhibitionist(n.)

1821, "one who takes part in an exhibition;" psychosexual sense is from 1893, in Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebing; see exhibition + -ist. Related: Exhibitionism (1893); exhibitionistic (1909 as "proper to or suitable for an (art) exhibition"). Exhibitioner is from 1670s in the English university sense.

exhibitor(n.)

1650s (as exhibiter, 1590s), from Late Latin exhibitor, agent noun from past-participle stem of Latin exhibere "to display, show" (see exhibition).

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exposition
late 14c., exposicioun, "explanation, narration," from Old French esposicion "explanation, interpretation" (12c.) and directly from Latin expositionem (nominative expositio) "a setting or showing forth; narration, explanation," noun of action from past-participle stem of exponere
juror
Meaning "one of a group selected to award prizes, etc. at a public exhibition" is from 1851; this particular use seems to...have arisen with the great Industrial Exhibition held that year at the Crystal Palace in London....
fishnet
The newspaper representatives who viewed it at the ECONOMIST'S fashion exhibition used it as a pretext for many humorous...Every store should have one or more pairs for exhibition purposes, if for no other reason....
production
c. 1400, produccioun, "a coming into being," from Old French production "production, exhibition" (13c.) and directly from...
amphitheater
late 14c., "ancient Roman edifice for the exhibition of games, etc.," from Latin amphitheatrum, from Greek amphitheatron...
hanger
early 15c., "one who hangs (something)," especially "executioner," later also "one who chooses pictures for an exhibition...
manifestation
early 15c., manifestacioun, "action of disclosing what is secret, obscure, or unseen; exhibition, demonstration," from Late...
demonstration
late 14c., demonstracioun, "proof that something is true," by reasoning or logical deduction or practical experiment, from Old French demonstration (14c.) and directly from Latin demonstrationem (nominative demonstratio), noun of action from past-participle stem of demonstrare "t
fair
Old English fæger "pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive," of weather, "bright, clear, pleasant; not rainy," also in late Old English "morally good," from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (source also of Old Sax
aggregation
early 15c., aggregacioun, originally in medicine (Chauliac), "formation of a pustule," from Medieval Latin aggregationem (nominative aggregatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin aggregare "collect, bring together," from ad "to" (see ad-) + gregare "to collect in

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