Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In English universities, one who has an exhibition, pension, or allowance granted for his maintenance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eng. Univ.) One who has a pension or allowance granted for support.
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- noun UK A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an
exhibition . The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University ofOxford .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
Etymologies
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Examples
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At Trinity he took a first in both parts of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos – a starred first in Part II - becoming an exhibitioner in 1934 and a senior scholar in 1935.
Translation 2010
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At Trinity he took a first in both parts of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos – a starred first in Part II - becoming an exhibitioner in 1934 and a senior scholar in 1935.
A Different Stripe: 2009
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At Trinity he took a first in both parts of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos – a starred first in Part II - becoming an exhibitioner in 1934 and a senior scholar in 1935.
On Douglas Parmée 2009
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Our speaker was born in Temple Cloud, Somerset, and educated at Charterhouse where he was a scholar, leaving exhibitioner and Head of School.
The World of 1975 1973
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On 17 September 1727 he was admitted (pensioner) at Queen's College, Cambridge, as an exhibitioner from the famous Charterhouse School.
An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Corbyn Morris
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Ceruti, Enrico, exhibitioner in London and Milan Exhibition ..
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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I may mention that he was an exhibitioner under the Intermediate System; and took
My New Curate P.A. Sheehan
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Grammer School and at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was Hulme exhibitioner.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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At fourteen he was sent to the University of Glasgow, where he came under the influence of Francis Hutcheson, and in 1740 he went up to Oxford as Snell exhibitioner at Balliol College, remaining there till 1746.
Introductory Note 1909
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He was a scholar of Westminster and an exhibitioner of Christ Church,
When Winter Comes to Main Street Grant Martin Overton 1908
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