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Webster 1913 Edition
Presentation
Presˊen-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
praesentatio
a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation
.] 1.
The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
Prayers are sometimes a
presentation
of mere desires. Hooker.
2.
Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
Under the
presentation
of the shoots his wit. Shakespeare
3.
That which is presented or given; a present; a gift,
as, the picture was a
. presentation
[R.]
4.
(Eccl.)
The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
If the bishop admits the patron’s
presentation
, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him. Blackstone.
5.
(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;
as, a breech
. presentation
Presentation copy
, a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.
Webster 1828 Edition
Presentation
PRESENTA'TION
,Noun.
Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
1.
Exhibition; representation; display; as the presentation of fighting on the stage.2.
In ecclesiastical law, the act of offering a clerk to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice. An advowson is he right of presentation. If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
3.
The right of presenting a clerk. The patron has the presentation of the benefice.Definition 2024
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See also: présentation
English
Alternative forms
- præsentation (archaic)
Noun
presentation (plural presentations)
- The act of presenting, or something presented
- Hooker
- Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
- Hooker
- A dramatic performance
- An award given to someone on a special occasion
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience
- (medicine) 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, e.g., "Thirty-four-year-old male presented in the emergency room with slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation."
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- Blackstone
- If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
- Blackstone
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
presenting to an audience
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Anagrams
Old French
Noun
presentation f (oblique plural presentations, nominative singular presentation, nominative plural presentations)
- presentation (act of presenting something or someone)
- presentation (demonstration)
Descendants
- English: presentation (borrowed)
- French: présentation
Swedish
Noun
presentation c
Declension
| Inflection of presentation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | presentation | presentationen | presentationer | presentationerna |
| Genitive | presentations | presentationens | presentationers | presentationernas |
Related terms
- presentatör
- presentera