Meaning

noun something intended to communicate a particular impression

noun something shown to the public

noun a visual representation of something

originFrom Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier, from Medieval Latin displicare (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of deploy.

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