presentation
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See also présentation
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
- præsentation (archaic)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /'prεsεnteʃɒn/
- WEAE /'prisεnteʃɒn/
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
[edit] Etymology
From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“‘representation, exhibition’”).
[edit] Noun
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presentation (plural presentations)
- The act of presenting, or something presented
- 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.
[edit] Translations
presenting to an audience
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[edit] Anagrams
- Alphagram: aeeinnoprstt
- penetrations