presentation
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
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- Madame Wu Ganmei, Madame Zha Zixiu, and the delegation leaders gave presentations at the seminar.
Examples
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And the queen came to the school and did this whole presentation about tea.
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Near the end of the semester, every student gave a group presentation to the class.
Academic text (2015) -
And we will start with the presentation of Vice Chancellor Max Price.
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And I can't think of a better person to lead off this presentation than my friend and colleague David Lewis.
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The principal will give the presentation to introduce the new teachers to the students.
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At the conference, she prepared a detailed presentation to showcase her research findings.
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During the ceremony, the presentation of awards honored the students' achievements.
Synonyms
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1.4
Formally telling people who someone is
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A short speech that makes someone known and starts an event
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8.5
A way of showing something to people, often in a dramatic way
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Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
The position of a baby in the womb with feet or bottom coming out first instead of the head
How Ceremonial
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Morphology
Etymology
Presentation in the sense of introducing someone comes from present, meaning 'to put a person before others', so a formal presentation is showing a person to a group so everyone knows who they are.