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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Presentation \Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,
     representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]
     1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a
        setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere
              desires.                              --Hooker.
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     2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;
        semblance; show.
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              Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,
        the picture was a presentation. [R.]
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     4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or
        ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of
        presenting a clergyman.
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              If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the
              clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
                                                    --Blackstone.
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     5. (Med.) The particular position of the child during labor
        relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought
        forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first
        appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech
        presentation.
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     Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,
        presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token
        of regard.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Presentation \Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,
     representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]
     1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a
        setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
  
              Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere
              desires.                              --Hooker.
  
     2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;
        semblance; show.
  
              Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,
        the picture was a presentation. [R.]
  
     4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or
        ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of
        presenting a clergyman.
  
              If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the
              clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
                                                    --Blackstone.
  
     5. (Med.) The particular position of the child during labor
        relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought
        forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first
        appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech
        presentation.
  
     Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,
        presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token
        of regard.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  presentation
       n 1: the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or
            reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the
            presentation"
       2: the act of making something publicly available; presenting
          news or other information by broadcasting or printing it;
          "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
       3: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight
          or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the
          customer a demonstration" [syn: presentment, demonstration]
       4: the act of presenting a proposal
       5: a visual representation of something [syn: display]
       6: formally making a person known to another or to the public
          [syn: introduction, intro]
       7: (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to
          the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the
          result of abnormal presentations"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η παρουσίαση
     2 (θρησκ: en) η Υπαπαντή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     Old French n.
     1 (l en presentation) (gloss: act of presenting something or someone)
     2 (l en presentation) (gloss: demonstration)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     n.
     1 The act of presenting, or something presented.
     2 A dramatic performance.
     3 An award given to someone on a special occasion.
     4 money given as a wedding gift.
     5 A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
     6 (lb en 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.
     7 (lb en medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
     8 (lb en mainly LGBT) gender presentation; gender expression.
     9 (lb en fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the
  opponent.
     10 (lb en mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and
  relators.
     11 The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary
  for institution in a benefice.
     12 (lb en immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the
  immune response.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     Old French n.
     1 (l en presentation) (gloss: act of presenting something or someone)
     2 (l en presentation) (gloss: demonstration)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     Old French n.
     1 (l en presentation) (gloss: act of presenting something or someone)
     2 (l en presentation) (gloss: demonstration)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     Ruotsi n.
     esitys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     n.
     det att presentera

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  presentation
     n.
     det att presentera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  1. aanbieding, opvoering, vertoning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  التقديم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  presentation //pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən// //ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən// //ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən// 
  1. представяне
  act of presenting
  2. представление
  something presented to an audience

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  představení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  předvedení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  předvádění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  reklama

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/
  uvedení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/ 
  podání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/ 
  prezentace

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  presentation /pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən/ 
  cyflwyniad