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presentational

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, or pertaining to, presentation(s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A clause using existential "there" with a verb other than a form of "be", as in "There followed a brief silence".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what Whitehead calls `perception in the presentational immediacy'

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History

Etymology

From presentation + -al.