presentation
noun
pre·sen·ta·tion
ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən 
ˌpre-zᵊn-,
ˌprē-zᵊn-
1
a
: the act of presenting
b
: the act, power, or privilege especially of a patron of applying to the bishop or ordinary for instituting someone into a benefice
2
: something presented: such as
a
: a symbol or image that represents something
b
: something offered or given : gift
c
: something set forth for the attention of the mind
d
: a descriptive or persuasive account (as by a salesman of a product)
e
: a symptom or group of symptoms observed or detected upon initial examination or disclosed by a patient to the physician
clinical presentation of appendicitis
3
: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus
4
: an immediate object of perception, cognition, or memory
5
often Presentation
: a church feast on November 21 celebrating the presentation of the Virgin Mary in the temple
6
: the method by which radio, navigation, or radar information is given to the operator (such as the pilot of an airplane)
Examples of presentation in a Sentence
The charts and graphs helped me understand the presentation.
She will take your questions after she has made her presentation.
The senior accountant gave a presentation at the meeting.
The presentation of the food made it look very appetizing.
The choir sang during the presentation of the gifts.
Recent Examples on the Web
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder in Athena’s killing moments before the evidence presentation in his trial was set to begin Tuesday morning.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Moving forward, the companies said the partnership plans to expand functionality to include bank document presentations and other specialized customs submissions.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were also 362 instances of mail theft in 2025, according to the presentation and to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In his absence, City Council members voted unanimously to deny the appeal following a presentation from the city’s building department detailing numerous structural issues stemming from the basement construction project.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Moving forward, the companies said the partnership plans to expand functionality to include bank document presentations and other specialized customs submissions.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were also 362 instances of mail theft in 2025, according to the presentation and to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In his absence, City Council members voted unanimously to deny the appeal following a presentation from the city’s building department detailing numerous structural issues stemming from the basement construction project.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for presentation
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“Presentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presentation. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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presentation
noun
pre·sen·ta·tion
ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən
ˌprez-ᵊn-
ˌprez-ᵊn-
ˌprēz-ᵊn-
1
: the act of presenting
2
a
: something (as a gift or an award) presented
b
: something set forth for attention (as a play or a sales demonstration)
3
: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening through which it passes in birth
Medical Definition
presentation
noun
pre·sen·ta·tion
ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən
ˌprez-ᵊn-
ˌprez-ᵊn-
1
: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus
face presentation
a breech presentation
2
: appearance in conscious experience either as a sensory product or as a memory image
3
: a symptom or group of symptoms evident or disclosed by a patient upon physical examination
But the most common clinical presentation is unexplained febrile illness, sometimes with pneumonia and/or hepatitis.—Rebecca Voelker
Rebecca Voelker4
: a formal oral report of a patient's medical history
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