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

/ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən /

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

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

      a presentation copy of a book

6. a performance or representation, as of a play
7. the formal introduction of a person, as into society or at court; debut
8. the act or right of nominating a clergyman to a benefice
9. med the position of a baby relative to the birth canal at the time of birth
10. commerce another word for presentment
11. television linking material between programmes, such as announcements, trailers, or weather reports
12. an archaic word for gift
13. philosophy a sense datum
14. often capital another name for (feast of) Candlemas

Derived Forms

• ˌpresenˈtational, adjective

Other Words From

• nonpres·en·tation noun
• self-presen·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of presentation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin praesentātiōn-, stem of praesentātiō “exhibition, showing, nomination to a benefice, religious dedication”; equivalent to present ² + -ation

Example Sentences

We were scoring it like the Olympics: presentation, technique.

From The Daily Beast

Bogucki includes the leaflet in a Powerpoint presentation he has developed.

From The Daily Beast

Her biggest surprise, she said, was realizing how much presentation and technical points mattered.

From The Daily Beast

That may be partially because The Big Lebowski is their most nihilistic presentation.

From The Daily Beast

One of the hottest tickets at the 2014 edition of Comic-Con, the annual nerd mecca in San Diego, was the Marvel presentation.

From The Daily Beast

You were obliging enough to ask me to accept a presentation copy of your verses.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor was ever a better presentation made of the essential program of socialism.

From Project Gutenberg

After the presentation of the Great Southern case our Bill was heard and all the opposition.

From Project Gutenberg

The presentation of the Railway case and the rebutting evidence did not begin till all the public witnesses had been heard.

From Project Gutenberg

Furthermore, a note is payable on demand when it is thus stated, or is payable at sight or on presentation.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appearance
• delivery
• demonstration
• display
• introduction
• offering
• production
• proposal
• reception
• show
• submission