presentation

Meaning

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

Synonyms

show

introduction

display

performance

exhibition

dedication

demonstration

gift

🎁

presentment

exhibit

donation

offering

production

expression

representation

submission

intro

lecture

offer

staging

talk

🗣️

showing

speech

tender

present

proposal

image

giving

bid

rendition

proposition

portrayal

exposition

discovery

citation

discourse

diction

characterization

appear

denote

denotation

characterisation

delivering

bidding

announcement

adduction

indicate

indication

grant

decoration

Translations

presentación

présentation

presentazione

apresentação

Präsentation

presentatie

presentació

παρουσίαση

Vorstellung

💡

Schenkung

représentation

Widmung

Darstellung

voorstelling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

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

Sentences

The bizarre presentation involving thirteen ducks , an iguana and a platypus changed the mood somewhat .