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presentation

[ prez-uhn-tey-shuhn, pree-zen- ]

noun

  1. an act of presenting.
  2. the state of being presented.
  3. a social introduction, as of a person at court.
  4. an exhibition or performance, as of a play or film.
  5. offering, delivering, or bestowal, as of a gift.
  6. a gift.
  7. a demonstration, lecture, or welcoming speech.
  8. a manner or style of speaking, instructing, or putting oneself forward:

    His presentation was very poor.

  9. Commerce. the presentment of a bill, note, or the like.
  10. Obstetrics.
    1. the position of the fetus in the uterus during labor.
    2. the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the cervix during labor:

      a breech presentation.

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


presentation

/ ˌɛəˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of presenting or state of being presented
  2. 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

  3. the method of presenting

    his presentation of the facts was muddled

  4. a verbal report presented with illustrative material, such as slides, graphs, etc

    a presentation on the company results

    1. an offering or bestowal, as of a gift
    2. ( as modifier )

      a presentation copy of a book

  5. a performance or representation, as of a play
  6. the formal introduction of a person, as into society or at court; debut
  7. the act or right of nominating a clergyman to a benefice
  8. med the position of a baby relative to the birth canal at the time of birth
  9. commerce another word for presentment
  10. television linking material between programmes, such as announcements, trailers, or weather reports
  11. an archaic word for gift
  12. philosophy a sense datum
  13. often capital another name for (feast of) Candlemas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲپDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzp··ٲtDz noun
  • -e·ٲtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of presentation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin Գپō-, stem of Գپō “exhibition, showing, nomination to a benefice, religious dedication”; equivalent to present 2 + -ation
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By the end of the presentation, all of the assembled actors and directors gathered on stage to take a photo from a selfie stick held by Fox.

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Attendees leaving the Colosseum on Tuesday night mused that the presentation gave them confidence in the studio’s slate of films.

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In a 2016 presentation, the county suggested S.N.A.P. was too costly, had “low acceptance by the disability community, obsolete software,” and “limited utilization for emergency planning.”

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She was rarely seen around police headquarters and replaced at a recent presentation before the Police Commission by her predecessor as constitutional policing director, Arif Alikhan.

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Dominion reached a $787.5 million settlement with Fox News in 2023 after it sued over the network’s presentation of Trump’s false claims.

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