{
    "term": "exhibition",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a collection of things, for example works of art, that are shown to the public",
            "sensetop": "an exhibition of somethingexhibition on somebody/somethingin an exhibitionat an exhibition",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Have you seen the Picasso exhibition?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **hold/organize** an exhibition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **art exhibition**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His first **solo exhibition** took place in Barcelona in 1925."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **exhibition of paintings/photographs**",
                    "contextForm": "an exhibition of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gallery is hosting **an exhibition of his work**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is currently preparing an exhibition on Van Gogh and Expressionism.",
                    "contextForm": "exhibition on somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His sculptures have been featured in exhibitions all over the world.",
                    "contextForm": "in an exhibition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paintings are on display at an exhibition which opened on Friday.",
                    "contextForm": "at an exhibition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the catalogue for a recent exhibition at the museum"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is to be the subject of a major exhibition next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition includes drawings by Rembrandt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition is on view from 11 April to 5 July."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition moves on to the National Gallery, Washington, next month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in July."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum hosted a big exhibition of her work last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a series of special exhibitions throughout the year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They plan to stage an art exhibition in a nearby town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major exhibition of the painter's work"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a touring exhibition of Impressionist drawings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition devoted to women painters"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition illustrating the history and development of the university"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition on local history"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the international food trade exhibition in Cologne"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition centre was built in 1999."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "small"],
                "verb + exhibition": ["have", "hold", "host"],
                "exhibition + verb": ["open", "close", "end"],
                "exhibition + noun": ["area", "centre/​center", "floor"],
                "preposition": ["on exhibition", "exhibition of", "exhibition on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of showing something, for example works of art, to the public",
            "sensetop": "exhibition of somethingon exhibition",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband's work.",
                    "contextForm": "exhibition of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The portrait is going on public exhibition for the first time.",
                    "contextForm": "on exhibition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hundreds of companies had exhibition stands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new wing will provide 20 000 more square feet of exhibition space."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of showing a skill, a feeling, or a kind of behaviour",
            "sensetop": "an exhibition of something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were treated to an exhibition of the footballer's speed and skill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an appalling exhibition of bad manners"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an amount of money that is given as a prize to a student",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to behave in a bad or stupid way in public",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid I lost my temper and made an exhibition of myself."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ex/exhibition/exhibition__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ex/exhibition/exhibition__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘maintenance, support’; hence sense (4), mid 17th cent.): via Old French from late Latin exhibitio(n-), from Latin exhibere ‘hold out’, from ex- ‘out’ + habere ‘hold’."
}