presentation

Presentation is defined as the act of formally giving something to someone or of formally demonstrating or showing something.

(noun)

An example of presentation is when an assembly is hosted to give out an award.
An example of presentation is the pleasant way food is arranged on a plate.
An example of presentation is when a salesman holds a conference to show all his clients a cool new product.

See presentation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a presenting or being presented
something that is presented; specif.,
1. a performance, as of a play
2. a gift
Commerce presentment
Eccles.
1. the naming of a clergyman to a benefice
2. a request to the bishop to institute the clergyman named
Med. the position of the fetus in the uterus at the time of delivery, with reference to the part presenting itself at the mouth of the uterus: an arm or breech presentation
Philos., Psychol.
1. anything present in the consciousness at a single moment as an actual sensation or a mental image
2. anything known by sense perception rather than by description; percept

Origin: ME < MFr presentacion < LL praesentatio < praesentare: see present,

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See presentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of presenting.
b. The state of being presented.
A performance, as of a drama.
a. Something, such as an award or gift, that is offered or given.
b. Something, such as a lecture or speech, that is set forth for an audience: gave a presentation on drug abuse.
a. A formal introduction.
b. A social debut.
Ecclesiastical The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice.
The process of offering for consideration or display.
Medicine The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.