Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The action of presenting something.
- noun The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display.
- noun A theatrical performance or display.
- noun A demonstration, lecture, or speech that is presented to an audience.
- noun A formal introduction of someone to others, as at court.
- noun Ecclesiastical The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice.
- noun The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.
- noun A symptom or sign or a group of symptoms or signs that is evident during a medical examination.
- noun The fact of being evident or manifest. Used of a disease or condition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A direct perception of something in the future; presension.
- noun The act, especially the ceremonious act, of presenting a gift, prize, trophy, donation, or the like: as, the presentation of a medal to a fireman; the presentation of a stand of colors to a regiment; the presentation of an organ to a church.
- noun The act of presenting or offering as for recognition, acceptance, etc.
- noun That which is presented; a gift; an offering.
- noun A representation; exhibition; appearance; show; semblance.
- noun In ecclesiastical law, a patron's act of offering to a bishop, presbytery, or other properly constituted authority a candidate for induction into a benefice. See
patronage , 3. - noun Hence— The nomination by one ecclesiastical authority of a candidate to be appointed by another. In the Protestant Episcopal Church the right of presentation to the bishop is lodged in the vestry or other parish authorities.
- noun The right of presenting a clergyman.
- noun In obstetrics, the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the superior pelvic strait during labor.
- noun A cognitive modification of consciousness; an idea; a representation.
- noun A figurate conception; a product of the imagination.
- noun A direct percept; a presentative cognition.
- noun The process of formation of a presentation in sense 7.
- noun Of Christ in the Temple, a festival celebrated on February 2d, in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other churches, commonly called the Feast of the Purification: same as
Candlemas .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
- noun exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
- noun rare That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, .
- noun (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
- noun (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.
- noun a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
presenting , or somethingpresented - noun A
dramatic performance - noun An
award given to someone on a specialoccasion - noun A
lecture orspeech given in front of anaudience - noun medicine The
symptoms and other possible indications ofdisease ,trauma , etc., that are exhibited by apatient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of aphysician , e.g., "Thirty-four-year-old male presented in theemergency room with slightfever ,dilated pupils , and markeddisorientation ." - noun medicine The
position of thefoetus in theuterus atbirth - noun fencing Offering one's
blade forengagement by the opponent - noun mathematics The specification of a
group bygenerators andrelators . - noun The act or
right of offering aclergyman to thebishop orordinary forinstitution in abenefice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of presenting a proposal
- noun the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- noun a visual representation of something
- noun (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- noun the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- noun formally making a person known to another or to the public
- noun a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
Etymologies
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Given that all three take significant issue with Downs, the one weakness in presentation is that he does not get a chance to reply.
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Given that all three take significant issue with Downs, the one weakness in presentation is that he does not get a chance to reply.
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The difference in presentation is decisive, as a London stage play is socially more accessible, popular and therefore powerful than the private experience of reading a play.
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When it comes time to work in groups to develop a term presentation, his classmates can work off his notes in his OneNote notebook.
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Your presentation is the best but the content stinks.
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