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vernissage

ver·nis·sage [ vùrni s ] (plural ver·nis·sages)


noun 
Definition:
 
private showing: a private showing or preview before the public opening of an art exhibition

[Early 20th century. < French, "varnishing," because originally the day before a public exhibition, when exhibitors varnished paintings after they were in place]
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