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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]

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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

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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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unveiling

[ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ] n (ceremony) → scoprimento

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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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But the night of the 4th of November arrived without the unveiling of this submarine mystery.

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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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Like all strong men, he drove down his emotions to the depths of his heart; thinking perhaps, as simple characters are apt to think, that there was something immodest in unveiling griefs when human language cannot render their depths and may only rouse the mockery of those who do not comprehend them.

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Jurgis might argue with himself all he chose, that he had done worse, and was a fool for caring--but still he could not get over the shock of that sudden unveiling, he could not help being sunk in grief because of it.

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They, being withered and undesirable, do not, under certain circumstances, object to unveiling. After their long seclusion, during which they have always been in business touch with a thousand outside interests, they love the bustle and stir of the open road, the gatherings at the shrines, and the infinite possibilities of gossip with like-minded dowagers.

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"These," he continued, unveiling them with an air, are the Raffles Relics, taken from his rooms in the Albany after his death and burial, and the most complete set we've got.

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"Memorial unveilings are always a bit of a nerve wracking time for me because of the sense of anticipation and you just don't know what reaction you'll get when the covers come off.