presentation
See also: présentation
English
Alternative forms
- præsentation (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”).
Pronunciation
Noun
presentation (countable and uncountable, 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
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- 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
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response
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Translations
act of presenting
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presenting to an audience
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Old French
Noun
presentation f (oblique plural presentations, nominative singular presentation, nominative plural presentations)
- presentation (act of presenting something or someone)
- presentation (demonstration)
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.
Declension
Declension of presentation | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | presentation | presentationen | presentationer | presentationerna |
Genitive | presentations | presentationens | presentationers | presentationernas |
Related terms
- presentatör
- presentera
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