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pres⋅en⋅ta⋅tion

[prez-uh

n-tey-shuh

n, pree-zen-]

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–noun

1.	an act of presenting.

2.	the state of being presented.

3.	a social introduction, as of a person at court.

4.	an exhibition or performance, as of a play or film.

5.	offering, delivering, or bestowal, as of a gift.

a gift.

7.	a demonstration, lecture, or welcoming speech.

8.	a manner or style of speaking, instructing, or putting oneself forward: His presentation was very poor.

9.	Commerce. the presentment of a bill, note, or the like.

10.

Obstretrics.

a.	the position of the fetus in the uterus during labor.

b.	the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the cervix during labor: a breech presentation.

11.	Ecclesiastical. the act or the right of presenting a member of the clergy to the bishop for institution to a benefice.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL praesentātiōn- (s. of praesentātiō) nomination (of a priest) to a benefice, religious dedication (of a person) by bringing him before God. See present ² , -ation

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pres·en·ta·tion (prěz'ən-tā'shən, prē'zən-)

1. The act of presenting.
2. The state of being presented.
3. Something, such as an award or gift, that is offered or given.
4. Something, such as a lecture or speech, that is set forth for an audience: gave a presentation on drug abuse.
5. A formal introduction.
6. A social debut.
A performance, as of a drama.
1. Something, such as an award or gift, that is offered or given.
2. Something, such as a lecture or speech, that is set forth for an audience: gave a presentation on drug abuse.
3. A formal introduction.
4. A social debut.
1. A formal introduction.
2. A social debut.
Ecclesiastical The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice.
The process of offering for consideration or display.
Medicine The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.

pres'en·ta'tion·al adj.

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Presentation

Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]

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. --Shak.

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.

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Language Translation for : presentation

Spanish: presentación,

German: die Schenkung; Schenkungs-…,

Japanese: 贈与

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presentation

c.1380, "act of presenting," from O.Fr. presentation (13c.), from L. præsentationem (nom. præsentatio) "a placing before," from præsentatus, pp. of præsentare (see present (v.)). Meaning "a theatrical or other representation, thing presented" is recorded from 1600.

Main Entry: pre·sen·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "prE-"zen-'tA-sh&n, "prez-^&n-
Function: noun
1 : the position inwhich the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the mouth of the uterus presentation> presentation>
2 : appearance inconscious experience either as a sensory product or as a memory image
3 : a presenting symptom or group of symptoms presentation of arthritis>
4 : a formal oral report of a patient's medical history

presentation pres·en·ta·tion (prěz'ən-tā'shən, prē'zən-)
n.

The act of presenting.
The position of the fetus in the uterus at the beginning of labor, described in terms of the part that emerges or is felt first.
The part of the fetal body in advance during birth.

presentation

in childbirth, the position of the fetus at the time of delivery. The presenting part is the part of the fetus that can be touched by the obstetrician when he probes with his finger through the opening in the cervix, the outermost portion of the uterus, which projects into the vagina. In nearly all deliveries the presenting part is the vertex, the top of the head; in 3 or 4 percent of deliveries, it is the breech (buttocks). Face presentation and transverse (cross) presentation are rare

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