## Meanings
1. To show something clearly so that people can see it.
2. To show a feeling, quality, or skill through your behaviour.
3. An arrangement of objects shown to the public.
4. A performance or show meant to entertain or impress.

## Examples
- The museum displays paintings from all over the world.
- She displayed great courage during the emergency.
- There was a beautiful display of flowers in the shop window.
- The trapeze artists put on an amazing acrobatic display.

## Related Forms
- characters
- crt
- cursor
- digits
- graphics
- monitor
- screen
- vdu

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleḱ-
- Root: displayen
- Root: despleier
- Root: displicare
- Root: dis-

## Etymology
From 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.

## AI Etymology
Display comes from 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. In current use, the main senses are “To show something clearly so that people can see it” and “To show a feeling, quality, or skill through your behaviour”.

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