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\\di-ˈsplā\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Anglo-French desplaier, desploier, literally, to unfold — more at deploy
 DATE  14th century
transitive verb
1.
  a. to put or spread before the view
      display the flag
  b. to make evident
      displayed great skill
  c. to exhibit ostentatiously
      liked to display his erudition
2. obsolete : descry
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : show off
2. to make a breeding display
    penguins displayed and copulated
Synonyms: see show
dis·play·able \\-ˈsplā-ə-bəl\\ adjective

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noun
 USAGE  often attributive
 DATE  1665
1.
  a.
    (1) a setting or presentation of something in open view
       a fireworks display
    (2) a clear sign or evidence : exhibition
       a display of courage
  b. ostentatious show
  c. type, composition, or printing designed to catch the eye
  d. an eye-catching arrangement by which something is exhibited
      a display of artifacts
  — often used with on
      her early paintings are currently on display
  e. an electronic device (as a cathode-ray tube) that presents information in visual form; also : the visual information
2. a pattern of behavior exhibited especially by male birds in the breeding season

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