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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "show",
"3": "piece"
},
"expansion": "show + piece",
"name": "compound"
}
],
"etymology_text": "show + piece",
"forms": [
{
"form": "showpieces",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "showpiece (plural showpieces)",
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],
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"pos": "noun",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown."
],
"id": "en-showpiece-en-noun-FSrC~ftu",
"links": [
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"quality",
"quality"
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],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ekzempljar za pokazvane",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"word": "екземпляр за показване"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chlouba"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"word": "mallikappale"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Prachtstück"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Prachtexemplar"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Something made specifically to be displayed."
],
"id": "en-showpiece-en-noun-cl8t5Iuk",
"links": [
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"display",
"display"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "35 65",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "eksponat",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "експонат"
},
{
"_dis1": "35 65",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something made for display",
"word": "näyttelyesine"
},
{
"_dis1": "35 65",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something made for display",
"word": "näyttelykappale"
},
{
"_dis1": "35 65",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schaustück"
},
{
"_dis1": "35 65",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Paradestück"
}
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"showpiece"
],
"word": "showpiece"
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"pos": "noun",
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"ref": "2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.",
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}
],
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],
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]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Something made specifically to be displayed."
],
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[
"display",
"display"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ekzempljar za pokazvane",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"word": "екземпляр за показване"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chlouba"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"word": "mallikappale"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Prachtstück"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something worth being shown",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Prachtexemplar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "eksponat",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "експонат"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something made for display",
"word": "näyttelyesine"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something made for display",
"word": "näyttelykappale"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schaustück"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something made for display",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Paradestück"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"showpiece"
],
"word": "showpiece"
}
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