presentation

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Etymology

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

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presentation (countable and uncountable, plural presentations)

  1. The act of presenting, or something presented.
    • 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J S, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, , London: Will Stansby , published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
      Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
  2. A dramatic performance.
  3. An award given to someone on a special occasion.
  4. Money given as a wedding gift.
  5. A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
  6. A slideshow created on a computer.
  7. (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.
    The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
  8. (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
  9. (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
  10. (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
  11. (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
  12. The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
  13. (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.

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Old French

Noun

presentation oblique singularf (oblique plural presentations, nominative singular presentation, nominative plural presentations)

  1. presentation (act of presenting something or someone)
  2. presentation (demonstration)

Descendants

  • English: presentation
  • French: présentation

Swedish

Etymology

From French présentation, from présenter + -ation, equivalent to presentera +‎ -ation. Cognate with English presentation, German Präsentation, Norwegian Bokmål presentasjon, Norwegian Nynorsk presentasjon and Danish præsentation.

Noun

presentation c

  1. presentation
    Gick presentationen av produkten bra?
    Did the product presentation go well?
    1. introduction
      Hon behöver ingen närmare presentation
      She needs no further introduction

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