presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/noun 14forms 1 noun14 •The act of presenting, or something presented.Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires. — 1594 •a talk given to a group of people to explain an idea, a plan or a piece of work •A slideshow created on a computer. •An award given to someone on a special occasion. •Money given as a wedding gift. •Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent. •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. — 1765 •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? •Gender presentation; gender expression. •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. •A dramatic performance. •The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth. •The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response. •The specification of a group by generators and relators. formspresentations