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presentation

/ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/ UK
/ˌpɹɛzənˈtɛjʃən/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌpɾɛzənˈteʃən/ Scotland, UK
/ˌpɾɛzənˈteːʃən/ UK, Wales
/ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌpɹezənˈtæɪʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
/pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/ Hong Kong

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”). Morphologically present + -ation.

noun presentations · præsentation

countable, uncountable The act of presenting, or something presented. Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
Similar: presentment
countable, uncountable The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind. Listen, James...with the ways that you speak, dress, and comport yourself, is it any wonder to you that your presentation to young ladies as a possible mate is , to say the least, lacking?
countable, uncountable A dramatic performance.
countable, uncountable An award given to someone on a special occasion.
countable, uncountable Money given as a wedding gift.
countable, uncountable A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
countable, uncountable A slideshow created on a computer.
countable, uncountable The symptoms, signs, 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. The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
countable, uncountable The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
countable, mainly, uncountable Gender presentation; gender expression.
countable, uncountable Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
countable, uncountable The specification of a group by generators and relators.
countable, uncountable The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice. If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
countable, uncountable The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: demonstration, intro, introduction, display, presentment, indication, referral, announcement, explanatory, representation, report, explanation, showing, expo, introduce, formulation

Translations

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noun act of presenting

Español	presentación, exposición
한국어	증정 jeungjeong
日本語	贈呈 zōtei
Deutsch	Darstellung, Ausdruck, Präsentierung, Darreichung, Präsentation
Ελληνικά	παρουσίαση parousíasi
Русский	представле́ние predstavlénije, презента́ция prezentácija
العربية	إِرَاءَة ʔirāʔa

noun something presented to an audience

Español	presentación, ponencia
한국어	프레젠테이션 peurejenteisyeon
日本語	プレゼンテーション purezentēshon, プレゼン purezen
中文	顯示 /显示 xiǎnshì, 介紹 /介绍 jièshào, 簡報 /简报 jiǎnbào
Português	apresentação
Français	exposé, présentation, conférence
Deutsch	Vortrag, Präsentation, Vorstellung, Referat
Italiano	presentazione
Ελληνικά	παρουσίαση parousíasi
Română	prezentare
Русский	презента́ция prezentácija, представле́ние predstavlénije
Tiếng Việt	thuyết trình
العربية	إِهْدَاء ʔihdāʔ, مَنْح manḥ, عَرْض ʕarḍ
עברית	מַצֶּגֶת matséget

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@misc{presentation_2026,
  title = {presentation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/presentation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}