\Ex`hi*bi"tion\,
n. [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.