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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, n. 1. Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit. 2. (Law) A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhibited}; p. pr & vb n. {Exhibiting}.] [L. exhibitus p. p. of exhibere to hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or hold See {Habit}.] 1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to display; as to exhibit commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery. Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of mind and body. --Pope. 2. (Law) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also to present or offer officially or in legal form to bring as a charge. He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon. 3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as to exhibit calomel. {To exhibit a foundation or prize}, to hold it forth or to tender it as a bounty to candidates. {To exibit an essay}, to declaim or otherwise present it in public. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exhibit n 1: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence 2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: {display}, {showing}] v 1: show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent" 2: to show make visible or apparent: "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?" "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship.." [syn: {expose}, {display}] 3: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {present}, {demonstrate}] 4: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: {parade}, {march}]
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