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Demonstration

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

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Exemplification 76% connected

The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.

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Exhibition 76% connected

The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Illustration 76% connected

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

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Manifestation 76% connected

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Reflection 76% connected

The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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Reflexion 76% connected

See Reflection.

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Dissent 76% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Objection 76% connected

The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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Protest 76% connected

To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Demonstrate 74% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Demonstrate 74% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Show 74% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Show 74% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Stage 74% connected

A floor or story of a house.

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Stage 74% connected

A floor or story of a house.

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Manifestation 92% connected

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

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Monstrance 92% connected

A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

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Presentation 92% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Presentment 92% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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