Presentation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpriːzenˈteɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word presentation
Brit.  |prez(ə)nˈteɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word presentation

noun

- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view (syn: demonstration, presentment)
the presentation of new data
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
he prepared his presentation carefully in advance
- the act of presenting a proposal
- a visual representation of something (syn: display)
- formally making a person known to another or to the public (syn: intro, introduction)
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations

Extra examples

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.

Then came the presentation of the awards by the Queen Mother.

The presentation of prizes and certificates will take place in the main hall.

The course places emphasis on presentation and display.

Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations.

We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.

I'm going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.

Club members will be admitted on presentation of their membership cards.

I went to see the National Theatre's presentation of Arthur Miller's 'The Last Yankee'.

Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations

First came the student speeches, and the presentation of awards followed.

Word forms

noun
singular: presentation
plural: presentations
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