exhibition matchnoun [ C ]
uk/ek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən ˌmætʃ/us/ek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən ˌmætʃ/a single sports game that is not part of a larger competition, in which the players show their skills
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- European night
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- nip
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- the Premier League
- winning post
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Examples from literature
- And Sunday afternoons he always played an exhibition match with visiting pro's, or some of the crack amateurs.
- Thus far, the game has not been very popular in America, although a number of exhibition match games have recently been played by visiting English teams which attracted considerable attention.