un·veil·ing

(ŭn-vā′lĭng)

1. A formal or ceremonial removal of a covering, as from a new statue or exhibit.

2. A formal public revealing of a proposal or plan: the unveiling of the company's new retirement benefits package.

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unveiling

(ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ)

1. a ceremony involving the removal of a veil at the formal presentation of a statue, monument, etc, for the first time

2. the presentation of something, esp for the first time

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un•veil•ing

(ʌnˈveɪ lɪŋ)

n.

a ceremony in which a new statue, monument, tombstone, etc., is publicly or formally unveiled.

[1760–70]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	unveiling - putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue" presentation - the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
	2.	unveiling - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" debut, first appearance, introduction, launching, entry commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state" product introduction - the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line ushering in - the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era" naturalisation, naturalization - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

Translations

svelante

unveiling

[ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ] N → descubrimiento m; (= ceremony) → inauguración f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unveiling

n (lit, fig) → Enthüllung f; unveiling ceremony → Enthüllung f

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unveiling

[ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ] n (ceremony) → scoprimento

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And, over each quivering form, The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, And the angels,all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man," And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

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In June 1880 he made his famous speech at the unveiling of the monument to Pushkin in Moscow and he was received with extraordinary demonstrations of love and honour.

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It was clearing, and over the tops of the trees clouds were swiftly sailing as if unveiling the stars.

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``I will spare your courtesy, Sir Knight,'' said Rowena with dignity, and without unveiling herself;

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"Ah," exclaimed d'Avrigny, in a voice in which the horror of a judge unveiling the truth was mingled with the delight of a student making a discovery.

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But he persuaded her into a broken statement, beautiful to him, charged with extreme excitement as she spoke of the dark red fire, and the smoke twined round it, making him feel that he had stepped over the threshold into the faintly lit vastness of another mind, stirring with shapes, so large, so dim, unveiling themselves only in flashes, and moving away again into the darkness, engulfed by it.

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