Exhibitable

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being exhibited or displayed publicly; suitable for showing to an audience.

Etymology

From exhibit (Latin exhibere, 'to present' + habere 'to have') plus the suffix -able. Emerged in English by the 17th century with the rise of public exhibitions.

Kelly Says

Museums must decide what's exhibitable—some artifacts are too fragile to display, so conservators create replicas that are exhibitable instead, letting science guide curatorial choices!

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