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showguide

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English

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Etymology

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From show +‎ guide.

Noun

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showguide (plural showguides)

  1. A catalogue of the exhibitors attending a trade fair.
    • 1985, Walter S. Kelley, Henry G. Lord, Walter Bradford Guild, Textile World, volume 135, page 57:
      Show visitors use the showguide (with floor-plan and ads) to pre-plan their limited visiting time […]
    • 1988, Steven K. Roberts, Computing Across America, page 326:
      Not so very long ago, I would have lugged around twenty pounds of brochures and methodically checked off exhibitors in the showguide until my blistered feet forced a halt.
    • 2000, British Journal of Photography:
      Several top-line photographers from a range of disciplines will be present - including Bob Carlos Clarke, Rankin, And Earl and Mark Cleghom - and full time-table details are printed in the showguide.
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