SHOWPIECE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

Synonyms:

collector's item; piece de resistance; showpiece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("showpiece" is a kind of...):

curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "showpiece"):

rariora ((plural) rare collector's items)

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