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fairs


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

fairs

Details

Exhibitions in which different exhibitors participate to publicize and promote their products, services, or activities, sometimes though not necessarily involving buying and selling, and often combined with entertainment. For meetings of buyers and sellers at stated times and places for the purpose of trade, use "markets (events)."

Variations

fair

Broader Term

exhibitions

Narrower Terms

world's fairs

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