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show

 
 
/ʃəʊ/ noun

Definition

ENTERTAINMENT [C] a television or radio programme or a theatre performance: He's got his own show on Channel 5.
PUBLIC EVENT [C] an event at which a group of similar things are brought together for the public to see: a fashion show a flower show
a show of sth an expression of a feeling which can be clearly seen by other people: Crowds gathered in the central square in a show of support for the government.
for show for looking at only, and not for using: The cakes are just for show - you can't eat them.
on show being shown to the public: Her designs are currently on show at the Museum of Modern Art. → See also chat show → See also game show → See also talk show
(Definition of show noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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