presentation
/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ noun
Forms presentations præsentation
- noun The act of presenting, or something presented.
- noun The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind. “Listen, James...with the ways that you speak, dress, and comport yourself, is it any wonder to you that your presentation to young ladies as a possible mate is , to say the least, lacking?”
- noun A dramatic performance.
- noun An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- noun Money given as a wedding gift.
- noun A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- noun A slideshow created on a computer.
- noun (medicine) The symptoms, signs, 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. “The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.”
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Etymology
From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”). Morphologically present + -ation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
- noun Hence,
Etymology [L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “presentation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details