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display verb [ dɪˈspleɪ ]

• put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen.
• "the palace used to display a series of tapestries"
Similar: exhibit, show, put on show, put on view, expose to view, present, unveil, set forth, arrange, dispose, array, lay out, set out,

display noun

• a performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment.
• "a display of fireworks"
• an electronic device for the visual presentation of data or images.
• "the colour display now costs £400"
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘unfurl, unfold’): from Old French despleier, from Latin displicare ‘scatter, disperse’ (in medieval Latin ‘unfold’). Compare with deploy.


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