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presentation definition

pres·en·ta·tion (prez′ən tā′s̸hən, prē′zən-)

noun

  1. a presenting or being presented
  2. something that is presented; specif.,
    1. a performance, as of a play
    2. a gift
  3. Commerce presentment
  4. Eccles.
    1. the naming of a clergyman to a benefice
    2. a request to the bishop to institute the clergyman named
  5. 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
  6. 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

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

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presentation Synonyms

presentation

n.

  1. The act of presenting

    bestowal, donation, delivering; see giving.

  2. Something presented

    present, offering, remembrance; see gift 1.

  3. A performance

    show, portrayal, exhibition, display; see performance 2, show 1.


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presentation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • trophy: Tile presentation of the trophies will be made fallowing the AGM.

Converse of object

  • give: I will be expected to give a presentation, to three people who know me very well, on any relevant subject.

Adjective modifier

  • oral: Each student will make an oral presentation of his or her research.

Modifies a noun

  • ceremony: Nadia and Julie pictured at the final certificate presentation ceremony.

Noun used with modifier

  • PowerPoint: I want to scan some diagrams for my PowerPoint presentation.
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Thenewspaper is of necessitysomethingof a monopoly, and its first duty is to shun the temptations of a monopoly. Its primary office is the gathering of News. At the peril of its soul it must see that the supply is not tainted. Neither in what it gives, nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of Truth suffer wrong.Comment is free, but facts are sacred.

-Scott, C(harles) P(restwich)

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