noun · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Canada, UK, US:/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
Canada, UK, US:/ˌpɹizn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
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Hong-Kong:/pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of presenting, or something presented.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
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?
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A dramatic performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
An award given to someone on a special occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Money given as a wedding gift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A slideshow created on a computer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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8
noun
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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10
noun
Meaning 10
Gender presentation; gender expression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, mainly, uncountable
Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
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11
noun
Meaning 11
Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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12
noun
Meaning 12
The specification of a group by generators and relators.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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13
noun
Meaning 13
The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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14
noun
Meaning 14
The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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15
noun
Meaning 15
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
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Broader terms: ceremony
17
noun
Meaning 17
a visual representation of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: display
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: representation
Narrower terms: float, Snellen chart, spectacle
18
noun
Meaning 18
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, posture, attitude
19
noun
Meaning 19
the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he prepared his presentation carefully in advance
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Broader terms: display
Narrower terms: unveiling, production
20
noun
Meaning 20
the act of presenting a proposal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: proposal, proposition
Narrower terms: first reading, second reading
21
noun
Meaning 21
formally making a person known to another or to the public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: introduction, intro
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: informing, making known
Narrower terms: debut, reintroduction
History
Etymology
From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”). Morphologically present + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِرَاءَة
(ʔirāʔa)
— act of presenting
Azerbaijani:
təqdim
— act of presenting
Azerbaijani:
təqdimat
— act of presenting
Bulgarian:
предста́вяне
(predstávjane)
— act of presenting
Catalan:
presentació
— act of presenting
Esperanto:
prezentado
— act of presenting
Estonian:
esitlemine
— act of presenting
German:
Darstellung
— act of presenting
German:
Ausdruck
— act of presenting
German:
Präsentierung
— act of presenting
German:
Darreichung
— act of presenting
German:
Präsentation
— act of presenting
Gothic:
𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃
(insahts)
— act of presenting
Greek:
παρουσίαση
(parousíasi)
— act of presenting
Hungarian:
bemutatás
— act of presenting
Japanese:
贈呈
(zōtei)
— act of presenting
Korean:
증정
(jeungjeong)
— act of presenting
Latvian:
prezentācija
— act of presenting
Lithuanian:
pristatymas
— act of presenting
Norwegian Bokmål:
overrekkelse
— act of presenting
Iranian Persian:
اِرائِه
(erâ'e)
— act of presenting
Russian:
представле́ние
(predstavlénije)
— act of presenting
Russian:
презента́ция
(prezentácija)
— act of presenting
Serbo-Croatian:
predstavljanje
— act of presenting
Serbo-Croatian:
prezentacija
— act of presenting
Spanish:
presentación
— act of presenting
Spanish:
exposición
— act of presenting
Tajik:
тақдим
(taqdim)
— act of presenting
Turkish:
sunma
— act of presenting
Turkish:
takdim
— act of presenting
Uzbek:
taqdimot
— act of presenting
Arabic:
إِهْدَاء
(ʔihdāʔ)
— something presented to an audience
Arabic:
مَنْح
(manḥ)
— something presented to an audience
Arabic:
عَرْض
(ʕarḍ)
— something presented to an audience
Armenian:
ներկայացում
(nerkayacʻum)
— something presented to an audience
Azerbaijani:
prezentasiya
— something presented to an audience
Azerbaijani:
təqdim
— something presented to an audience
Belarusian:
прэзента́цыя
(prezjentácyja)
— something presented to an audience
Belarusian:
прэзэнта́цыя
(prezentácyja)
— something presented to an audience
Belarusian:
прадстаўле́нне
(pradstawljénnje)
— something presented to an audience
Belarusian:
прадстаўле́ньне
(pradstawljénʹnje)
— something presented to an audience
Bulgarian:
представле́ние
(predstavlénie)
— something presented to an audience
Catalan:
presentació
— something presented to an audience
Chinese Mandarin:
顯示 /显示
(xiǎnshì)
— something presented to an audience
Chinese Mandarin:
介紹 /介绍
(jièshào)
— something presented to an audience
Chinese Mandarin:
簡報 /简报
(jiǎnbào)
— something presented to an audience
Czech:
prezentace
— something presented to an audience
Dutch:
presentatie
— something presented to an audience
Dutch:
or less accurately voorstelling
— something presented to an audience
Dutch:
voordracht
— something presented to an audience
Esperanto:
prezento
— something presented to an audience
Estonian:
esitlus
— something presented to an audience
Finnish:
esitys
— something presented to an audience
Finnish:
esitelmä
— something presented to an audience
French:
exposé
— something presented to an audience
French:
présentation
— something presented to an audience
French:
conférence
— something presented to an audience
Georgian:
პრეზენტაცია
(ṗrezenṭacia)
— something presented to an audience
German:
Vortrag
— something presented to an audience
German:
Präsentation
— something presented to an audience
German:
Vorstellung
— something presented to an audience
German:
Referat
— something presented to an audience
Greek:
παρουσίαση
(parousíasi)
— something presented to an audience
Hebrew:
מַצֶּגֶת
(matséget)
— something presented to an audience
Hungarian:
bemutató
— something presented to an audience
Hungarian:
prezentáció
— something presented to an audience
Icelandic:
afhending
— something presented to an audience
Irish:
láithreoireacht
— something presented to an audience
Italian:
presentazione
— something presented to an audience
Japanese:
プレゼンテーション
(purezentēshon)
— something presented to an audience
Japanese:
プレゼン
(purezen)
— something presented to an audience
Kazakh:
тұсаукесер
(tūsaukeser)
— something presented to an audience
Korean:
프레젠테이션
(peurejenteisyeon)
— something presented to an audience
Kyrgyz:
бетачар
(betacar)
— something presented to an audience
Latvian:
prezentācija
— something presented to an audience
Lithuanian:
pristatymas
— something presented to an audience
Macedonian:
презентација
(prezentacija)
— something presented to an audience
Māori:
whakawhiwhinga
— something presented to an audience
Plautdietsch:
Väadrach
— something presented to an audience
Polish:
prezentacja
— something presented to an audience
Portuguese:
apresentação
— something presented to an audience
Romanian:
prezentare
— something presented to an audience
Russian:
презента́ция
(prezentácija)
— something presented to an audience
Russian:
представле́ние
(predstavlénije)
— something presented to an audience
Scottish Gaelic:
taisbeanadh
— something presented to an audience
Serbo-Croatian:
prezentacija
— something presented to an audience
Slovak:
prezentácia
— something presented to an audience
Slovene:
prezentacija
— something presented to an audience
Slovene:
predstavitev
— something presented to an audience
Spanish:
presentación
— something presented to an audience
Spanish:
ponencia
— something presented to an audience
Swedish:
föredrag
— something presented to an audience
Swedish:
presentation
— something presented to an audience
Turkish:
sunum
— something presented to an audience
Turkish:
takdim
— something presented to an audience
Ukrainian:
презента́ція
(prezentácija)
— something presented to an audience
Ukrainian:
предста́влення
(predstávlennja)
— something presented to an audience
Vietnamese:
thuyết trình
— something presented to an audience