presentation

noun

pre·​sen·​ta·​tion ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən 

ˌpre-zᵊn-,

ˌprē-zᵊn- 

1

a

: the act of presenting

b

: the act, power, or privilege especially of a patron of applying to the bishop or ordinary for instituting someone into a benefice

2

: something presented: such as

a

: a symbol or image that represents something

b

: something offered or given : gift

c

: something set forth for the attention of the mind

d

: a descriptive or persuasive account (as by a salesman of a product)

e

: a symptom or group of symptoms observed or detected upon initial examination or disclosed by a patient to the physician

clinical presentation of appendicitis

3

: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus

4

: an immediate object of perception, cognition, or memory

5

often capitalized : a church feast on November 21 celebrating the presentation of the Virgin Mary in the temple

6

: the method by which radio, navigation, or radar information is given to the operator (such as the pilot of an airplane)

presentational

ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

ˌpre-zᵊn-

ˌprē-zᵊn-

adjective

Synonyms

• bestowal
• comp
• donation
• donative
• fairing [British]
• freebie
• freebee
• gift
• giveaway
• handsel
• lagniappe
• largesse
• largess
• present

Examples of presentation in a Sentence

The charts and graphs helped me understand the presentation.

She will take your questions after she has made her presentation.

The senior accountant gave a presentation at the meeting.

The presentation of the food made it look very appetizing.

The choir sang during the presentation of the gifts.

Recent Examples on the Web

But while police say crime is down in West 7th, analysis by criminal justice experts and the Star-Telegram’s reporting on the issue — as well as the presentation’s own data for the most violent crime of all — suggest that the area is not as relatively safe as Alldredge intended to convey. —Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024

Jam bands, of course, have a long history of elaborate visual presentations. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024

Details on the presentation, including speakers and performers, haven’t been announced. —Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024

Her longtime manager, David Newgarden, will accept the award on her behalf during the presentation on July 21. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024

Richard Fleming, a cardiologist who in 2009 pleaded guilty to felony charges of health care and mail fraud, gave a lengthy presentation alleging the Covid vaccines were bioweapons. —Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024

Last month, Google fired another employee for protesting the contract during a company presentation in Israel. —Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024

The increase covers all salary schedules and is capped at $2,500 annually, according to a presentation by Janet Schwanhausser, the School District's executive finance director. —Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024

Forgoing immersive product presentations or the more common in-store activations of Salone del Mobile, Moncler took over the walls (and station gates) of Milano Centrale, the city’s architecturally significant central railway station. —Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing presentation

• breech presentation

Kids Definition

presentation

noun

pre·​sen·​ta·​tion ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən  ˌprez-ᵊn- 

ˌprēz-ᵊn-

1

: the act of presenting

2

a

: something (as a gift or an award) presented

b

: something set forth for attention (as a play or a sales demonstration)

3

: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening through which it passes in birth

presentational

-shnəl 

-shən-ᵊl

adjective

Medical Definition

presentation

noun

pre·​sen·​ta·​tion ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən  ˌprez-ᵊn- 

1

: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus

face presentation

a breech presentation

2

: appearance in conscious experience either as a sensory product or as a memory image

3

: a symptom or group of symptoms evident or disclosed by a patient upon physical examination

But the most common clinical presentation is unexplained febrile illness, sometimes with pneumonia and/or hepatitis.

—Rebecca Voelker

4

: a formal oral report of a patient's medical history