Link Centre Dictionary

presentation

pre·sen·ta·tion

UK/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ US/ˌpɹizn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ fairly common

noun

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”
Synonyms
4.

the act of presenting a proposal

5.
6.

formally making a person known to another or to the public

Synonyms
7.

(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal

  • “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”

Origin

From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”). Morphologically present + -ation.

Phrases

  • case presentation
  • presentation box
  • presentation copy
  • presentation logic
  • presentation software

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.