n. | 1. | The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal. | |||
2. | exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show. | ||||
3. | That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, | ||||
4. | (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman. | ||||
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;
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2. | presentation - the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance" | |
3. | presentation - a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" Synonyms: demonstration, presentment | |
4. | presentation - the act of presenting a proposal | |
5. | presentation - a visual representation of something Synonyms: display | |
6. | presentation - formally making a person known to another or to the public Synonyms: intro, introduction | |
7. | presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations" |
PRESENTATION, eccl. law. The act of a patron offering his clerk to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted in a church or benefice.
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