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presentation

• 1.1 Alternative forms
• 1.2 Etymology
• 1.3 Pronunciation
• 1.4.1 Derived terms
• 1.4.2 Related terms
• 1.4.3 Translations
• 1.5 Anagrams
• 2.1.1 Descendants
• 3.1 Etymology
• 3.2.1 Declension
• 3.2.2 Related terms
• 3.3 References
• 3.4 Anagrams

English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ].

• præsentation ( archaic )

Etymology [ edit ]

From Old French presentation (French présentation ), from Latin praesentātiōnem , accusative singular of praesentātiō ( “ representation, exhibition ” ) . Morphologically present +‎ -ation

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• ( US , UK , Canada ) IPA ( key ) : /ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/ , /ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/
• ( Hong Kong ) IPA ( key ) : /pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun [ edit ]

presentation ( countable and uncountable , plural presentations )

• 1594–1597 , Richard Hooker , edited by J[ohn] S[penser] , Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie,   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Will [ iam ] Stansby [ for Matthew Lownes ] , published 1611 , →OCLC , (please specify the page) : Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
• A dramatic performance .
• An award given to someone on a special occasion .
• Money given as a wedding gift .
• A lecture or speech given in front of an audience .
• ( medicine ) The symptoms and other possible indications of disease , trauma , etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician . The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
• ( medicine ) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth .
• ( mainly LGBT ) Gender presentation ; gender expression .
• ( fencing ) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
• ( mathematics ) The specification of a group by generators and relators .
• 1765–1769 , William Blackstone , Commentaries on the Laws of England , (please specify |book=I to IV) , Oxford, Oxfordshire: [ … ] Clarendon Press , →OCLC : If the bishop admits the patron's presentation , the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
• ( immunology ) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response .

Derived terms [ edit ]

• presentation box
• case presentation
• presentation copy
• presentation logic
• presentation software
• self-presentation

Related terms [ edit ]

• presentational
• presentationally

Translations [ edit ]

Anagrams [ edit ].

• penetrations

Old French [ edit ]

presentation oblique singular ,  f ( oblique plural presentations , nominative singular presentation , nominative plural presentations )

• presentation ( act of presenting something or someone )
• presentation ( demonstration )

Descendants [ edit ]

• French: présentation

Swedish [ edit ]

From French présentation , from présenter + -ation , equivalent to presentera +‎ -ation . Cognate with English presentation , German Präsentation , Norwegian Bokmål presentasjon , Norwegian Nynorsk presentasjon and Danish præsentation .

presentation   c

• introduction Hon behöver ingen närmare presentation She needs no further ["closer" - idiomatic] introduction

Declension [ edit ]

• presentatör

References [ edit ]

• presentation in Svensk ordbok ( SO )
• presentation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB )
• prestationen

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presentation

an act of presenting.

the state of being presented.

a social introduction, as of a person at court.

an exhibition or performance, as of a play or film.

offering, delivering, or bestowal, as of a gift.

a demonstration, lecture, or welcoming speech.

a manner or style of speaking, instructing, or putting oneself forward: His presentation was very poor.

Commerce . the presentment of a bill, note, or the like.

Obstetrics .

the position of the fetus in the uterus during labor.

the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the cervix during labor: a breech presentation.

Ecclesiastical . the act or the right of presenting a member of the clergy to the bishop for institution to a benefice.

Origin of presentation

Other words from presentation.

• non·pres·en·ta·tion, noun
• self-pres·en·ta·tion, noun

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How to use presentation in a sentence

And, he has never been one to shy away from grand presentations.

At least one of those presentations is usually a silent film with organ accompaniment.

Instead, designers tend to focus more on business, making sure buyers view the collections, and less on dramatic presentations.

She had seen one of his presentations at a scientific conference and had been intrigued.

"I asked them to do presentations at the Broadway Dance Center showing me their version of Runyonland," he recalls.

George Washington enjoyed dramatic presentations very much and on numerous occasions visited the Williamsburg Playhouse.

Thinking, he maintains, does not need language or sensuous presentations.

In assorting his stock of fibulæ, he was enabled to lay out a series of eight styles, each different, but with many presentations.

Many of them are faithful and accurate presentations of the great deeds done in that war.

Who is there now that can read the five columns of Presentations in his Morning Newspaper without a shudder?

British Dictionary definitions for presentation

/ ( ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ) /

the act of presenting or state of being presented

the manner of presenting, esp the organization of visual details to create an overall impression : the presentation of the project is excellent but the content poor

the method of presenting : his presentation of the facts was muddled

a verbal report presented with illustrative material, such as slides, graphs, etc : a presentation on the company results

an offering or bestowal, as of a gift

( as modifier ) : a presentation copy of a book

a performance or representation, as of a play

the formal introduction of a person, as into society or at court; debut

the act or right of nominating a clergyman to a benefice

med the position of a baby relative to the birth canal at the time of birth

commerce another word for presentment (def. 4)

television linking material between programmes, such as announcements, trailers, or weather reports

an archaic word for gift

philosophy a sense datum

(often capital) another name for (feast of) Candlemas

Derived forms of presentation

• presentational , adjective

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Meaning of presentation in English

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presentation noun ( EVENT )

• talk She will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet.
• lecture The lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency."
• presentation We were given a presentation of progress made to date.
• speech You might have to make a speech when you accept the award.
• address He took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address.
• oration It was to become one of the most famous orations in American history.
• The presentation was a collaborative effort by all the children in the class .
• The charity invited the press to a presentation of its plans for the future .
• The magazine asked its readers to send in their comments about the new style of presentation.
• Jenny's retiring and I think there's going to be a small presentation this afternoon .
• Graduates must be in full academic dress at the presentation of certificates .
• call for papers
• extemporize
• maiden speech
• talk at someone

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presentation noun ( APPEARANCE )

• adverse conditions
• have it in you idiom
• stock-in-trade
• unaffiliated
• undercurrent

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