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

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  • The showpiece is a tantalising five-storey-high chocolate waterfall.
  • Taylor isn't as well known as the showpiece players on Pittsburgh's defense -- Troy Polamalu,
  • I don't remember what all cars they had from the movie but the showpiece was the Jeep by the character played by Tom Cruise.
  • However, England plans to take a team of 560 for the October 3-14 showpiece, which is set to be the biggest multiple-sport event staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games.
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